Hohenbergia sparsiflora B.P. Cavalcante, E.H. Souza & Versieux, 2024

Brayan Paiva Cavalcante, Clécio Danilo, Dias Da Silva, Ever- Ton, Hilo De Souza, Leonardo M. & Versieux, Adriana Pinheiro, 2024, BRAYAN PAIVA CAVALCANTE, CLÉCIO DANILO DIAS DA SILVA, EVER- TON HILO DE SOUZA, LEONARDO M. VERSIEUX, ADRIANA PINHEIRO MARTINELLI (2024) Hohenbergia alba and Hohenbergia sparsiflora, two striking new bromeliads from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Phytotaxa 665 (3): 233 - 242., Phytotaxa 666 (2), pp. 168-168 : 168

Hohenbergia sparsiflora B.P. Cavalcante, E.H. Souza & Versieux , sp. nov. (Figs. 3–4)

Diagnosis:— Hohenbergia sparsiflora is closely related to H. hatschbachii , yet it can be readily distinguished by its infundibuliform rosette with sub-erect leaves (vs. broadly-crateriform with arcuate leaves), brownish leaves (vs. green), thinner peduncle (1 cm vs. 3 cm diam.), inflorescence partially nested within the tank (vs. completely exposed), inconspicuously white-lanate and narrowlypyramidal (vs. densely brown-lanate and wide-pyramidal); spikes sparsely organized (vs. dense organized), and floral bracts suborbicular with a mucronate apex (vs. triangular, apex acuminate), distinctly shorter than the sepal (vs. exceeding the sepal).

Type:— BRAZIL. Bahia. Una, Refugio de Vida Silvestre de Una , inside of the forest, near the research center of the park, ca. 123 m. elevation, 15°10’29.9”S 39°03’59.1”W , 10 October 2018, E.H. Souza & B.P. Cavalcante 28 (Holotype HURB!, UFRN!).