''Hohenbergia catingae'' is a plant
species
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in the genus ''
Hohenbergia
''Hohenbergia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to the West Indies, the Yucatán Peninsula, and northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil).
The genus name is named after Duke Paul ...
''. This species is
endemic
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to
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
((Minas Gerais, Bahia, Pernambuco, Paraíba)).
References
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BSI Journal V11(5), HOHENBERGIA CATINGAE UleRetrieved 24 December 2011
catingae
Endemic flora of Brazil
Flora of Bahia
Flora of Minas Gerais
Flora of Paraíba
Flora of Pernambuco
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