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Orthophytum riocontense Leme

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 55: 156 (2005)

Type: Brazil. Bahia: Rio de Contas, Marion, 700 m elevation, July 2003, field collected by R.F. Reis Jr. s. n. in July 2003, and flowered in cultivation Oct. 2004, E Leme 5787 (Holotype: HB).

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Bahia,

Habitat: grows saxicolous on sandstone outcrops, where the plants inhabit shallow cavities in slightly inclined to nearly vertical rock, 700 m. Elev.

Orthophytum riocontense