27- 19.1.2

Cryptanthus spathulatifolius Leme & E.H. Souza

Publ: Phytotaxa 692(1): 21-24 fig. 9 A–K (2025)

Type: BRAZIL. Bahia: Guaratinga, ca. 6 km from the city in the road Guaratinga to Cajuíta, ca. 250 m elev., 16º39’ S, 39º48’W, leg. J.E. dos Santos s.n., fl. cult. December 2020, E. Leme 9815 (holotype RB, isotype HURB)

Search images on Permanent URL

Distribution: BRAZIL: Bahia

Habitat: terrestrial in a low-elevated hill covered by a humid Atlantic Forest fragment, ca 250 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name of this new species is a reference to its narrowly spathulate leaf blades, which are distinctly narrowed toward the base and much broadened in their distal portion.

Cryptanthus spathulatifolius