Encyclopedia of Bromeliads

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Cryptanthus cruzalmensis Leme & E.H. Souza

Publ: Phytotaxa 430(3): 159 (fig. 1, A–F) (2020)

Type: BRAZIL. Bahia: Cruz das Almas, Mata do Cazuzinha, near Cruz das Almas downtown, 135 m elevation, 12º39’59” S, 39º06’19.4” W, 19 February 2019, E. Leme 9568 & E. Hilo de Souza (holotype RB!).

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Bahia

Habitat: terrestrial on shaded forest floor in an Atlantic Forest, ca 135 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet is a reference to the county of Cruz das Almas, Bahia state, where C. cruzalmensis was collected. Additional specimen examined (paratypes):–– BRAZIL. Bahia: Cruz das Almas, mata dentro de la ciudade de Cruz das Almas, 10-20 m elevation, 12°21’ S, 38°33’ W, 13 August 1994, I. Ramírez & H. S. Brito 490 (CEPEC! MO! NY!); ibidem, Mata da Cazuzinha, 12º40’39” S, 39º06’23” W, 27 May 2012, S.S. Simões 35 et al. (HURB!); ibidem, 12º40’39” S, 39º 06’23” W, 30 August 2012, S.S. Simões 113 et al. (HURB!); ibidem, 12º39’58.2” S, 39º06’20” W, December 2018, E.H. Souza 726 (HURB!).