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Tillandsia nicolasensis Ehlers

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 56(2): 70-72 (2006)

Type: Mexico. Jalisco: Inter urbes Puerto Vallarta et Cihuatlan, R´ıo San Nicolas, 50 m, 1 Feb. 2004, R. Ehlers EM041401 (holotype, MEXU not seen; isotype, WU!).

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Distribution: Mexico: Guerrero, Jalisco

Habitat: epiphytes in tropical deciduous forest, in arid or warm subhumid areas, 50-190 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the name of the river San Nicolas, near the town of the type collection, in Jalisco, Mexico.

Phenology: Flowering occurs in February, March, May, and December. Fruiting occurs in January and August to October.

Tillandsia nicolasensis