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Catopsis occulta Mart.-Correa, Espejo & López-Ferr.

Publ: Acta Bot. Mex. 106: 132-140 figs. 3a-d, 4a-b, 5a-b, d-e & 6 (2014)

Type: MÉXICO. Chiapas, municipio de Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, 14.2 km después del Carrizal, autopista Malpaso - Tuxtla Gutiérrez, 16̊49'22" N, 93̊22'30" W, 1011 m s.n.m., matorral de leguminosas, 27 julio 2011, N. Martínez-Correa, A. Espejo, A. R. López-Ferrari, J. Ceja y A. Mendoza 232 (holotipo: UAMIZ ♂).

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Distribution: México: Chiapas, Oaxaca & Veracruz

Habitat: inhabiting mainly tropical deciduous forests of oak and or pine, 150-1300 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the fact that the species was for a long time confused with C. berteroniana

Phenology: It blooms during the months of June to January and bears fruit from August to January.

Catopsis occulta