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<- Vriesea roberto-seidelii W.Weber
(section Xiphion)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 36(1): 12-13 (1986)

Type: BRAZIL. Bahia: Mun. Piatã, 800 m elev. [locality questionable and probably wrong] Alvim Seidel 934 (HAL)

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro states

Habitat: grows as terrestrial in restinga or transitional forests associated to it, to 800 m. Elev.

Etymology: This peculiar species is named in memory of Roberto Seidel, the father of the explorer.

Vriesea roberto-seidelii