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Hohenbergia erecta B.P. Cavalcante, Versieux & A.P. Martinelli

Publ: Tropical Plant Biology 15(4): 2-6 fig. 1-3 (2022)

Type: Brasil. Bahia: Mucugê, distrito de Brejo de Cima, Estrada Mucugê para Rio de Contas, 13°18′18.6"S, 41°33′06.2"W, 1153 m.s.m., 20 May 2019, B.P. Cavalcante, K.R. Silva & E.H. Souza 39. (holotype HURB 25,311)

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Distribution: Brasil: Bahia

Habitat: growing in sandy soils in Caatinga vegetation (Dryland Forest), near rocky fields, ca 1150 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the erect and elongated aspect of the rosette and inflorescence.

Phenology: The beginning of flowering was not observed, but blooming individuals were found in May until July.

Hohenbergia erecta