Hohenbergia catingae var. eximbricata L.B.Sm. & Read
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Authority
Smith, Lyman B. & Downs, Robert J. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14 (3): 1493-2142. (Published by NYBG Press)
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Family
Bromeliaceae
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Scientific Name
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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.
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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.
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Distribution
Known from the type collection only.
Bahia Brazil South America|