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Orthophytum santaritense is a synonym of:

Orthocryptanthus santaritensis (Leme, S. Heller & Zizka) Leme, Zizka & Paule

Publ: Phytotaxa 544 (2): 148 (2022)

Type: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: Santa Rita do Itueto, Pedra de Santa Rita do Itueto, ca. 1020 m elevation, 19º 22’ 24.64” S, 41º 21’ 30.49” W, 23 September 2014, R. Vasconcelos Leitão & L.C. Medeiros s.n., fl. cult. September 2014, E. Leme 8945 (holotype RB, isotype HB).

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Distribution: Brazil: Minas Gerais

Habitat: it grows as saxicolous or epilithic on rocky outcrops, ca. 1020 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name of this new species is a reference to the county where it was collected, in Santa Rita do Itueto, Minas Gerais state.

Orthocryptanthus santaritensis