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<- Canistropsis microps forma microps
(species microps)



Type: Brazil, without precise locality, E. Morren s. n. legit, fl. cult. Apr. 1884, Liege Hortus s. n. Holotype: LG.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Rio de Janeiro,

Habitat: 50 to 1,000 m. Elev.

Etymology: The epithet C. microps indicates the rather small size of this plant compared to the species then known to science, in the late 19th century. It comes from the prefix micro meaning "small", plus a variation of opsis, that is, "like" or "manner of".

Phenology: flowers from October to January

Canistropsis microps forma microps