Hohenbergia catingae var. eximbricata L.B.Sm. & Read

  • Authority

    Smith, Lyman B. & Downs, Robert J. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14 (3): 1493-2142. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Bromeliaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Hohenbergia catingae var. eximbricata L.B.Sm. & Read

  • Type

    Type. Harley et al 15263 (holotype, CEPEC; isotype, K), dry quartzite hillside with disturbed woodland on lower slopes and scrub above, 12-14 km north of Rio de Contas on road to Mato Grosso, 1200 m alt, ca 13° 28' S, 41° 50' W, Serra do Rio de Contas, Bahia, Brazil, 17 Jan 1974.

  • Description

    Description - Scape-bracts ovate, acuminate to a slender spine, shorter than the internodes. Spikes ovoid, 4 cm long. Sepals strongly asymmetric, pungent-apiculate, 7 mm long, the apex of the wing about even with the apex of the sepal proper.

  • Distribution

    Known from the type collection only.

    Bahia Brazil South America|