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Vriesea nubicola Leme

Publ: Phytotaxa 16: 26-29 (2011)

Type: BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro: Nova Friburgo, Parque Estadual dos Três Picos, Pedra da Cabeça de Dragão, 22º 19.13’ S, 42º 43.54’ W, 2078 m, 4 October 2009, Leme 8033 (holotype RB).

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Distribution: BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro

Habitat: terrestrially fully esposed to sunlight, forming dense groups of plants, in high-altitude grasslands (Campos de Altitude), ca. 2000 m. Elev.

Etymology: The epithet “nubicola” means “living in a cloudy place”, refering to the frequently foggy condition of the high-altitude grasslands where it occurs.

Vriesea nubicola