26-105.1

Neoregelia pernambucana Leme & J.A.Siqueira

(subgen. Longipetalopsis)

Publ: Nidularium - Bromeliads of the Atlantic Forest 232 (2000)

Type: Pernambuco,Jaqueira, Serra do Quengo, Usina Frei Caneca, 26 Aug. 1998, J. A. Siqueira Filho 1000, fl. cult. Nov. 1999, E. Leme 4407. Holotype: UFP. Isotype: HB.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Pernambuco,

Habitat: 1000ft m. Elev.

Etymology: The name of this new species refers to the Brazilian state of Pernambuco where it was found. It provides proof that the poor representation of this genus in Northeastern Brazil is only a reflection of the catastrophic destruction that has long beset the Atlantic forest in this region.

Neoregelia pernambucana