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Vriesea capixabae Leme

Publ: Harvard Pap. Bot. 4(1): 150-151. (1999)

Type: BRAZIL. Espirito Santo: near Ibatiba, road Br. 262, collected July 1985, flowered in cultivation October 1996, E. Leme. R. Menescal & R. Bello 675 (Holotype: HB; lsotypes: RB. SEL)..

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Espirito Santo,

Habitat: The epiphyte is a typical inhabitant of the high hillside Atlantic Forest., 800 to 1500 m. Elev.

Etymology: the name chosen for this species comes from the word "capixaba", which means, native of Espirito Santo State.

Vriesea capixabae