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Tillandsia uruguayensis Rossado

(subgen. Aerobia)

Publ: Phytotaxa 345(2): 134-141 (Figs. 1–2) (2018)

Type: URUGUAY. Rivera: Cerro Batoví Dorado, paredones de arenisca endurecida, [31°4’19’’S, 55°25’42’’W], 30 August 2001 (fl.), C. Brussa s.n. (holotype MVFA 29683!).

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Distribution: URUGUAY. Rivera, Tacuarembó

Habitat: grows epilithical (sometimes also epiphytical) on vertical rocky surfaces, fully sun exposed, 150–300 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to Uruguay, the country where the type specimen was collected.

Phenology: Tillandsia uruguayensis flowers from late August to early November. Plants with unopened capsules were observed from October to April and seed dispersal from February to April. The flowering period lasts for 20 to 30 days in well-developed inflorescences. Generally, only one to two flowers are open at the same time per inflorescence. Each flower remains open for three to seven days.

Tillandsia uruguayensis