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Vriesea marceloi Versieux & T.Machado

Publ: Phytotaxa 71: 36–41. (Figs. 1–2) (2012)

Type: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: Catas Altas, Serra do Caraça, Pico do Inficionado, campo rupestre, 2040 m, 11 October 1999, M. F. Vasconcelos s.n., (holotype: BHCB 52562!).

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Minas Gerais

Habitat: saxicolous, over 1900 m. Elev.

Etymology: The species is named after Prof. Dr. Marcelo Ferreira de Vasconcelos, a Zoologist/Ornithologist from the The Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC-MG). Besides collecting and photographing the type specimens and observing the floral visitors in the field, Dr. Vasconcelos has made substantial contributions to the knowledge of the biota of high elevation habitats in southeastern Brazil (e.g., Vasconcelos 2000, Vasconcelos & Rodrigues 2010), collected several important specimens of rare bromeliads (Versieux & Wendt 2006) and is an active conservationist.

Phenology: The species blooms from October to February

Vriesea marceloi