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Bromelia magnifica Esteves & Gouda

Publ: Journal of the Bromeliad Society 66(4): 226-236 (figs. 1-3) (2017)

Type: Brazil, Southwest of the Bahia State, Municipality of Carinhanha by the road to Toca, along the São Francisco River, dispersed in open Cerrado vegetation, 14°12’51.23”S - 43°43’21.29W, 440 m elev., September 1987, E. Esteves Pereira E-517, fl. cult. in the collection of E. Esteves Pereira, November 2011 (holotype UFG 4456).

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Distribution: Brazil, Bahia

Habitat: occurs in scattered habitats in open areas of the Cerrado biome, ca 440 m. Elev.

Etymology: The Latin word “magnifica” means “great” and refers to the nice shape of this magnificent plant (Fig. 9).

Bromelia magnifica