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Orthophytum vidaliorum is a synonym of:

Hoplocryptanthus vidaliorum (O.B.C. Ribeiro & C.C. Paula) Leme, S. Heller & Zizka

Publ: Phytotaxa 318 (1): 66 (2017)

Type: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: Santa Bárbara, Serra de Capanema, saxicolous on quartzite outcrops of campos rupestres, 20̊11 Œ29.0″S, 43̊35 Œ05.1″W, 1469 m, 19 Aug 2008, O. B. C. Ribeiro 208 (holotype: VIC; isotype: HB).

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Minas Gerais

Habitat: saxicolous on quartzite outcrops of campos rupestres, ca. 1470 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet honors Brazilian botanists and professors, Waldomiro Nunes Vidal and Maria Rosário Rodrigues Vidal. They were responsible for the development of the Herbarium of the Departamento de Biologia Vegetal of the Universidade Federal de Viçosa (VIC), as well as for the establishment of the Botanical Garden, both important collections of native species from Minas Gerais state.

Phenology: Flowering individuals were observed in September.

Hoplocryptanthus vidaliorum