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Nidularium bicolor (E.Pereira) Leme

Publ: Nidularium - Bromeliads of the Atlantic Forest 49 (2000)

Type: Espirito Santo, Castelo, Pedra Azul, A. Seidel 644, fl. cult. 2 Feb. 1973. Holotype: HB.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro,

Etymology: The name of this species, bicolor, means "two colors", refering explicitly to the red sepals and blue petal apex seen in the flower of this species.

Phenology: It flowers from November to February.

Nidularium bicolor