Wittmackia jamaicana (L.B.Sm. & Proctor) Aguirre-Santoro

• Region

  West Indies

• Country

  Jamaica

• State/Province

  Saint James

• Locality

  Cockpit Country. Road between Marchmont and Bruce Hall.

• Elevation

  Alt. 205 m. (673 ft.)

• Coordinates

  18.2728, -77.8884

• Location Notes

  [West Indies]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Wittmackia jamaicana (L.B. Sm. & Proctor) Aguirre-
Santoro
Det: Julián Aguirre-Santoro 8/2015
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Hohenbergia jamaicana L.B. Sm. & Proctor
Det: Julián Aguirre-Santoro 8/2015
PLANTS OF JAMAICA
Bromeliaceae
Hohenbergia jamaicana L.B. Sm. & Proctor
Very rare. Epiphyte, cespitóse. Associated with ants. Leaves forming a
semi-spreading tank rosette. Sheaths palébrown on both surfaces.
Blades strongly coriaceous, dark green and covered with white
lepidote indûment, especially on the abaxial side. Inflorescence erect,
turning pendulous when old. Scape green, with sparse floccose white
indûment. Scape and primary bracts green. Spike stipes green and
glabrous. Floral bracts brown. Fruits, including sepals, light yellow with
green.
Jamaica, St. James Rarisft: Cockpit Country. Road between
Marchmont and Bruce Hall. Roadside banks of limestone.
18°16'22.2"N; 77°53'18.4 'W. 205 m.
Collectors: Julián Aguirre-Santoro andKaron Campbell.
Collection number: 1810
6/25/2012
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