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Vriesea rafaelii Leme

(section Xiphion)

Publ: Harvard Pap. Bot. 4(1): 163-164. (1999)

Type: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: Juiz de Fora, Rio do Peixe, 28 June 1996, E. Leme, Rafael de Oliveira & Marcia Brugger 3410 (Holotype: HB). Fig. 20.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Minas Gerais,

Habitat: This epiphytic species was found in the remaining Atlantic Forest along the margins of the Peixe River, an area currently being heavily disturbed by man.

Etymology: this new species honors one of its collectors, the bromeliophile Rafael de Oliveira, who was responsible for important contributions, especially in field activities, as well as the discovery of several new species.

Vriesea rafaelii