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Guzmania tapichalacaensis Manzan. & N. Jaram.

Publ: Phytotaxa 744(1): 97-102 fig. 11-4 (2026)

Type: Ecuador: province of Zamora-Chinchipe, cantón Palanda, Valladolid, Reserva Tapichalaca-Fundación Jocotoco, path from Páramo to Cordillera de Sabanilla (airplane wreckage), 04°28’S 79°09’W, 3216 m, 23 March 2024, N. Jaramillo, G. Pinta & F. Castillo 1883 (holotype: LOJA)

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Distribution: Ecuador: Azuay, Zamora-Chinchipe

Habitat: terrestrial in dense clumps, 2190–3320 m. Elev.

Etymology: Referring to the name of the Reserve “Tapichalaca”, where the type was collected.

Phenology: Individuals have been recorded at different stages of flowering and fruiting, during the months of April to May and possibly it is flowering all year around

Guzmania tapichalacaensis