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Bromelia richardii Esteves, Hofacker & Scharf

Publ: Bromelie 2015(1): 16-22 (2015)

Type: Brazil, Goiás, district of Divinópolis de Goiás, S13°03‘35.10‘‘ W46°26‘52.53‘‘, ca. 788 m elev., July 1994. Ex cult., fl. November 2011, E. Esteves Pereira E-408 (holo UFG 46.454).

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Etymology: Bromelia richardii was discovered by Dr. Richard Esteves Pereira in November 1998. The authors name this taxon after him in gratitude for his cooperation and for all the efforts for the many years to explore the Cactaceae and Bromeliaceae of Central Brazil.

Bromelia richardii