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Canistropsis simulans (E.Pereira & Leme) Leme

Publ: Canistropsis, Bromeliads of the Atlantic Forest 29-30,.137. (1998)

Type: Rio de Janeiro, Parati, close to the border of Sao Paulo State, 1 Mar. 1985, R. Menescal s. n. Holotype: HB. Isotypes: RB, WU.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Rio de Janeiro,

Habitat: shady forest understory, on rocks or as an epiphyte low on the tree trunks

Etymology: The name of this species comes from the Latin simulans, meaning "that which imitates" or "simulates", clearly alluding to the striking similarity between C. simulans and C. burchellii, which are easily mistaken for each other.

Phenology: flowers from November to April

Canistropsis simulans