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Neoregelia longipedicellata Leme

(subgen. Longipetalopsis)

Publ: Canistropsis, Bromeliads of the Atlantic Forest 74-75,.139. (1998)

Type: Rio de Janeiro, Petropolis, Araras, Morro do Cuca, 1981, E. Leme 207 & G. Martinelli; fl. cult. Nov. 1995. Holotype: HB. Isotype: HB.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Rio de Janeiro,

Habitat: over 1,600 m. Elev.

Etymology: Because of the extremely long flower pedicels, the Latin term longus (= "long", "lengthy") was joined to pedicellatus, that is, "with a pedicel" to create the name N. longipedicellata.

Neoregelia longipedicellata