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Canistrum alagoanum Leme & J.A.Siqueira

(subgen. Cucullatanthus)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 52(3): 112 (2002)

Type: Brazil:ALAGOAS Maceio, Riacho Doce, leg. Artur Frassy s. n., fl. cult. Dec. 2000, R. Menescal s. n. (cult. E. Leme 4985). Holotype: HB.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Alagoas,

Etymology: Based on the addition of the suffix "anum" (= belonging to a certain place), the name of C. alagoanum means "from the State of Alagoas".

Phenology: The species flowers between December and January, during the dry season and is probably pollinated by hummingbirds.

Canistrum alagoanum