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Catopsis sumiderensis García-Martínez & Beutelspacher

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 72(3): 122- 126 fig. 1, 3 & 4 (2023)

Type: MÉXICO. CHIAPAS: Municipio de Osumacinta, en los acantilados del Parque Nacional Cañón del Sumidero, bosque tropical caducifolio, 29 June 2021, 93° 06’ 34.7 O, 16° 50’ 47.2” N, 952 m snm. C. R. Beutelspacher y R. García-Martínez 5158 (fl) (Holotype: CHIP) (Isotype: HEM)

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Distribution: MEXICO: Chiapas

Habitat: Rupicolous on vertical rocky walls with great exposure to the moisture of the Gulf currents, ca 950 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet sumiderensis refers to the place where this species was discovered, the Cañón del Sumidero national park, Chiapas, México.

Phenology: According to in situ observations and cultivated plants, Catopsis sumiderensis blooms from in mid-May to late September, with some plants still blooming in October, when the rainy season ends. It is possible to find specimens with capsules in November.

Catopsis sumiderensis