15- 57.4

Vriesea santaleopoldinensis Leme & L.Kollmann

Publ: Phytotaxa 16: 30-33 (2011)

Type: BRAZIL. Espírito Santo: Santa Leopoldina, Kollmann 11840, fl. cult. 1 December 2009 (holotype RB, isotype MBML).

Search images on Permanent URL

Distribution: BRAZIL: Espírito Santo

Habitat: rupicolous on inselbergs surrounded by semideciduous Atlantic Forest, 700–900 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name chosen for this new species is refers to the county of Santa Leopoldina where it was first recorded, and where it is most frequently observed.

Vriesea santaleopoldinensis