Cryptanthus whitmanii Leme[as Cryptanthus whitmanii Leme]

Diagnose: —A C. odoratissimus Leme, cui affinis, planta haud stolonifera, laminis foliorum ventraliter dense lepidotis, sepalis oblongo-ellipticis latioribusque, basi ca. 3mm connatis differt.

Observations: —This new species, a typical inhabitant of the atlantic rainforest of Espirito Santo State, may be distinguished from C. odoratissimus by the production of short basal rhizomes, the leaf-blades densely white-lepidote adaxially, and the broader oblong-elliptic sepals, which are connate at base for only 3mm. On the other hand, C. whitmanii resembles C. scaposus E. Pereira differing by the shorter and broader leaf-blades which are white-lepidote throughout and densely serrulate on the margins, the floral bracts entire or near so, the posterior sepals presenting entire keels, and by the longer and broader petals.

Edited from (09-08-2022): Leme 1994a. (protologue) Novelty from Kautsky\'s collection - IV .