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Vriesea simulans Leme

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 47: 169 (1997)

Type: Brazil. Minas Gerais: Br 259, km 520, Presidente Juscelino to Gouvea, about 1,250 m alt., 20 Nov. 1991, E. Leme 1802, P. Nahoum & L.C. Marigo. (holotype, HB; isotype, SEL).

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Minas Gerais,

Habitat: ca. 1250 m. Elev.

Etymology: The epithet of the new species is a reference to its simulating appearance when compared to these species.

Vriesea simulans