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Alcantarea occulta Leme

Publ: Phytotaxa 108 (1): 10-14. (Figs. 5 F–K, 6 A–G, 7) (2013)

Type: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: Alvarenga, near the border of Tarumirim, Córrego Alta Floresta, old property of Alcebíades, 1032 m elevation, 19º 24’ 29” S, 41º 46’ 17” W, 22 June 2012, E. Leme 8665, R. Vasconcelos & R. Oliveira (holotype RB, isotype HB).

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Minas Gerais

Habitat: terrestrial or sometimes rupicolous species, 90-1550 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name chosen for this new species refers to its individuals that are more or less hidden in shrubby and subshrubby vegetation which is an unusual habitat for species of this genus.

Alcantarea occulta