Orthophytum catingae Leme
, J. Bromeliad Soc. 57(5): 204 (-207; figs. 2-3) (2007).- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60446995-2
- Publication
- Journal of the Bromeliad Society. Los Angeles, CA
- Collation
- 57(5): 204 (-207; figs. 2-3)
- Date of Publication
- Nov 2007
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Bromeliaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- E. M. C. Leme 5717
- Locality
- Jeremoabo, Raso da Catarina, APA da Arara Azul de Lear, on sandsoil
- Collection Date
- May 2003
- Type Herbaria
- holotype HB
- Distribution Of Types
- Bahia (Brazil, Southern America)
- Type Remarks
- Type collection, collected by S. Linhares, P. Lima, S. Tütken & D. Tütken (S. Linhares 1224, made in May 2003), flowered in cultivation.
Remarks
This new species was found in the Caatinga domain in the states of Bahia and Alagoas (vide protologue).