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Orthocryptanthus

Orthocryptanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the bromeliad family. It includes three species native to Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil.Orthocryptanthus arcanus (Leme) Leme, Zizka & Paule Orthocryptanthus santaritensis (Leme, S.Heller & Zizka) Leme, Zizka & Paule Orthocryptanthus vasconcelosianus (Leme) Leme, Zizka & Paule

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Orthocryptanthus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Orthocryptanthus
(Leme, S.Heller & Zizka) Leme, Zizka & Paule
Species1

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Orthocryptanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the bromeliad family. It includes three species native to Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil.1

  • Orthocryptanthus arcanus (Leme) Leme, Zizka & Paule
  • Orthocryptanthus santaritensis (Leme, S.Heller & Zizka) Leme, Zizka & Paule
  • Orthocryptanthus vasconcelosianus (Leme) Leme, Zizka & Paule
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