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Tillandsia comitanensis Ehlers

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 56(3): 116 (-119; figs. 1-7). (2006)

Type: Mexico. Chiapas: Km. 130 along the rd. from San Cristobal de las Casas to Comitán, 2090 m, 27 Nov. 2001, R. Ehlers EM011302 (holotype, MEXU; isotype, WU!).

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Distribution: Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico: Chiapas, Oaxaca

Habitat: epiphytic in forests of oak, in subhumid temperate areas, 1050–2100 m. Elev.

Etymology: The epithet refers to the name of the nearest city to the type locality, Comitán, Chiapas.

Phenology: Flowering occurs between February and June, fruit production between April and May, August, or between October and January.

Tillandsia comitanensis