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Canistrum montanum Leme

(subgen. Cucullatanthus)

Publ: Canistrum - Bromeliads of the Atlantic Forest 33 (1997)

Type: Bahia, Una, road Sao Jose - Una, km 9, 7 Apr. 1995, E. Leme 3022, P. Nahoum, A. Amorim & L.A. Mattos. Holotype: HB. Isotype: SEL. Paratype: 7 Apr. 1995, E. Leme 3050, P. Nahoum, A. Amorim & L.A. Mattos (HB, CEPEC, SEL).

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Bahia,

Etymology: The epithet C. montanum comes from the Latin montanus ("that which lives in the mountains"); it refers to the plant's habitat in the mountainous region of Bahia, covered by Atlantic forest.

Canistrum montanum