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Article: Neoregelia bahiana Pabst.(Cultivation)
- Article from:
- Journal of the Bromeliad Society
- Article date:
- July 1, 2007
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After extensive field studies, in 1998 Brazilian botanist Elton Leme made synonymous with Neoregelia bahiana the following taxa: Neo. bahiana forma viridis, Neo. bahiana var. bahiana, Neo. bahiana var. viridis, Neo. bahiana forma bahiana, Neo. hatschbachii, Neo. diamantinensis, Neo. pabstiana and Neo. intermedia. This reduction and grouping of diverse forms, foliage colours and variable trichome-density leaf textures into one species simplified matters taxonomically but left at least one distinctive clone of former Neo. pabstiana without any distinguishing name identity for growers.
Leme summarised in his book Canistropsis: ...