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Canistropsis pulcherrima (E.Pereira) Leme

Publ: Canistropsis, Bromeliads of the Atlantic Forest 40-41,138. (1998)

Type: Rio de Janeiro, Angra dos Reis, Ensenada do Ariro, Jan. 1972, L. C. Gurken & S. Gurken 1491 legit, cult. E. Leme 756. Holotype: HB.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Rio de Janeiro,

Etymology: The beautiful pink color of C. pulcherrima inspired the choice of name, from the Latin pulcher, in the superlative, that strives to convey the "exceptional beauty" of this species

Phenology: flowers from October to January

Canistropsis pulcherrima