26-107

Neoregelia inexspectata Leme

(subgen. Longipetalopsis)

Publ: Canistropsis, Bromeliads of the Atlantic Forest 75-76,.139. (1998)

Type: Espirito Santo, Venda Nova dos Imigrantes, Montanha do Campo, 18 Aug. 1996, R. Kautsky 1056, fl. cult. Mar. 1998. Holotype:HB.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Espirito Santo,

Habitat: 1450 m. Elev.

Etymology: This new species arrived unexpectedly when this book was already finished, which lead to various last-minute changes. Its name arose from this unforeseen appearance, based on the Latin term inexspectatus.

Neoregelia inexspectata