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Wittmackia sulbahianensis (Leme, Amorim & J.A.Siqueira) Aguirre-Santoro

Publ: Plant Syst. Evol. 303(online): 24 (2017)

Type: Bahia, Urucuca (Agua Preta), road Urucuca to Serra Grande, secondary road on the right to Fazenda Sao Jose, 14°31'19.3"S 39°09'23.7"W, ca. 130 m elev, 22 Sept. 2005, E. Leme 6720 & J. L. Paixdo. Holotype: HB. Isotype: CEPEC.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Bahia, Espirito Santo

Habitat: Lowland to montane humid forests, rarely in open areas., 0–600 m. Elev.

Etymology: This new species, as the name implies, is found mainly in lower montane to montane Atlantic forest of southern Bahia

Wittmackia sulbahianensis