Orthophytum caraibense Leme & O.B.C.Ribeiro

, Phytotaxa 544(2): 160 (2022).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77297459-1
Publication
Phytotaxa
Collation
544(2): 160
Date of Publication
29 Apr 2022
Family as entered in IPNI
Bromeliaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
E.Leme 9534
Locality
Bonito de Minas, RPPN Vereda da Caraíba, 780 m
Collection Date
27 Jan 2019
Type Herbaria
holotype RB
Latitude
14° 43' 12" S
Longitude
45° 2' 4" W
Distribution Of Types
Minas Gerais (Brazil Southeast, Brazil, Southern America)
Type Remarks
Cultivated. Original collector: C.V.Vidal (s.n.)

Nomenclatural Notes

[epublished]

Remarks

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.544.2.2 Etymology: 'The name chosen for this new species is a reference to the private reserve ‒ Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural (RPPN) Vereda da Caraíba ‒ where this new species was discovered'.