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Alcantarea tortuosa Versieux & Wand

Publ: Brittonia 59(1): 57-64 (2007)

Type: Brazil. Rio de Janeiro: Santa Maria Madalena, afloramento rochoso proximo ao pico da pedra do Desengano, 21°53'59"S, 41°54'40.2"W, 1900m, 25 Nov 2005, Versieux & Calvente 240 (holotype: SP). (Figs. 2, 3)

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Rio de Janeiro,

Habitat: heliophyte on bare rocks, ca 1900 m. Elev.

Etymology: It is named after the shape of the scape and of the inflorescence, which is tortuous.

Phenology: In floral bud during November, blooming from December to January.

Alcantarea tortuosa