14-307.2

Tillandsia cucaensis Wittm.

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 14 (Beiblatt 32): 7 (1891)

Type: GUATEMALA. Quetzaltenango: Ocos–Costa Cuca, January 1878, Bernoulli & Cario 694 (lectotype GOET!, designated here; syntype B!).

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Distribution: MEXICO; GUATEMALA; COSTA RICA; EL SALVADOR;

Habitat: epiphyte or rarely lithophyte, growing in low deciduous forests, 0 - 1130 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet makes reference to the name of the type locality, Costa Cuca, located at the Quetzaltenango Department, on the Pacific slope of Guatemala.

Phenology: According to herbarium records and the observation of plants in the field and cultivation, flowering occurs between December and April, while fructification is recorded between July and December.

Tillandsia cucaensis