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Wittmackia spinulosa (Mez) Aguirre-Santoro

Publ: Plant Syst. Evol. 303(online): 24 (2017)

Type: JAMAICA. Manchester Parish: New Green, 610 m, 30 April 1896, W.H. Harris 6433 (holotype B)

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Distribution: central-southern Jamaica

Habitat: epiphyte in moist forests on limestone formations, 100–975 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet probably refers to the long mucros of the floral bracts and sepals.

Phenology: flower in September

Wittmackia spinulosa