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Navia terramarae L.B.Sm. & Steyerm.

Publ: Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76(4): 955 (1989)

Type: Venezuela. Territorio Federal Amazonas: Dept Rio Negro, Cerro Aracamuni, summit, Popa Camp, savannah with small to large patches of forest and stream, stream bank, 01°26’N, 65°47’W, 1550 m, 16 Oct 1987, R Liesner & F Delascio 21998 (holotype, US, isotypes, MO, VEN)

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Distribution: VENEZUELA; Amazonas (Cerro Aracamuni).

Habitat: Tepui rock outcrops, ca. 1500 m. Elev.

Etymology: The new species is named for the Terramar Foundation of Venezuela in recognition of the invaluable assistance provided on the expedition to Cerro Aracamuni.

Navia terramarae