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Alcantarea lanceopetala Leme

Publ: Phytotaxa 177(2): 69-72 (2014)

Type: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: Itaipé, Fazenda Santa Rosa, Pedra de Santa Rosa, 1010 m elevation, 17º19’24.23”S 41º39’13.63”W, 26 January 2014, R. Vasconcelos s.n., cult. E.Leme 8829 (holotype RB, isotype HB).

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Distribution: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais

Habitat: a typical rupicolous species of granitic outcrops of the Atlantic Forest domain, ca. 1000 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name of this new species is a reference to the unusual obovate-lanceolate shape of its petals, which are comparatively broad, a unique character in the genus not shared with any other known species.

Alcantarea lanceopetala