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Tillandsia areiensis J.M.P.Cordeiro, E.M.Almeida & L.P.Felix

(subgen. Anoplophytum)

Publ: Phytotaxa 695(1): 132-136 fig. 1 (2025)

Type: BRAZIL. Paraíba: Areia, Mata do Padre, 565 m, 06°58′01″S, 35°41′01″W, 09 April 2024 (fl.), Cordeiro & Felix 1638 (holotype: EAN; isotypes: IPA, UFP, JPB).

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Distribution: BRAZIL. Paraíba

Habitat: epiphytic in wet forest associated with the Atlantic rainforest, surrounded by Caatinga vegetation, 450 - 600 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the Areia municipality (Paraíba, Brazil) where the type material was collected.

Phenology: The species flowers between April and May, with fruiting occurring from June to September, during the rainy season.

Tillandsia areiensis