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Current accepted name |
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Accepted name |
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senior synonym, original combination |
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Etymology of generic noun |
Greek, bryko = to bite + America, latinized (Ref. 45335). |
Etymology of specific epithet |
Named for the Colombian naturalist Francisco José de Caldas, who devoted his life to the study of Neotropical nature, and whose intellectual merit lies in having embraced the incipient patriotic fervor in the struggle for Colombian independence in the first half of the nineteenth century. |
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References using the name as accepted |
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