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Neoregelia menescalii Leme

(subgen. Longipetalopsis)

Publ: Canistropsis, Bromeliads of the Atlantic Forest 73-74,.139. (1998)

Type: Espirito Santo, Castelo, road to Corrego da Prata, Jul. 1985, E. Leme 703, R. Menescal & R. Bello, fl. cult. Oct. 1995. Holotype: HB. Isotype: RB.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Espirito Santo,

Etymology: This new species is a tribute to one of its collectors, musician and bromeliad collector Roberto Menescal, today vice president of the Sociedade Brasileira de Bromelias. Menescal has contributed immensely through the years to the popularization of bromeliads in Brazil.

Neoregelia menescalii