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Dyckia formosensis Leme & Z.J.G Miranda

Publ: Phytotaxa 67: 15–17. (2012)

Type: BRAZIL. Goiás: Formosa, Fazenda Indaiá, on the left margins of Itiquira River, 1041 m elevation, 15º 23’ 13” S, 47º 28’ 12” W, 12 September 2004, E. Leme 6451 & Z. Miranda (holotype RB, isotype HB).

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Distribution: BRAZIL. Goiás

Habitat: terrestrial species found growing in open Cerrado vegetation amidst rocky outcrops, ca. 1040 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name chosen for this new species is a reference to the county of Formosa, state of Goiás, Central Brazil, where this new species was found.

Dyckia formosensis