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Tillandsia chingacensis Aguirre-Santoro, E. Hern-A. & Betancur

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: Phytotaxa 607(5) : 264-270 fig. 1-4 (2023)

Type: COLOMBIA. Meta: municipio San Juanito, área de amortiguación del Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza, vereda El Tablón, sendero desde la finca Campo Alegre hacia la finca Brasil, áreas de bosque alto andino y potrero, 2220 m, 4°28’44.7”N, 73°38’36.6”W, 19 March 2018, Julián Aguirre-Santoro 3592, Erika Hernández-Aldana, Paola Pulido, Lisa Anzellini, Ariel Parrales, Víctor Peña & Damián León (holotype COL, isotype FMB).

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Distribution: COLOMBIA: Cundinamarca

Habitat: solitary epiphyte in robust trees of medium to high elevation forested areas and forest edges of rugged topography crossed by deep canyons, 2300–3100 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to Chingaza National Natural Park, a protected area where most of the specimens were collected. This area is part of the National System of Protected Areas of Colombia, and its importance is crucial for Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, as it provides water for a large part of the city’s population

Tillandsia chingacensis