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Tillandsia hubertiana Matuda

(section Tillandsia fasciculata complex)

Publ: Cact. Suc. Mex. 20(1): 8-9, fig. 4 (1975)

Type: Rincon de la Via, Mun. Tierra Colorada, Guerrero, Mexico, 15 Aug 1973, Kruse 3088 (holotype MEXU n v).

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Distribution: MEXICO; Guerrero, Known from the type collection only.

Etymology: T. hubertiana named after its discoverer, Mr. Hubert Kruse, was found near Rincon de la Via, Tierra Colorada, State of Guerrero. Mr. Hubert Kruse is an enthusiastic amateur botanist who has been studying the flora of that area and he has discovered many new species belonging to very different plant families.

Tillandsia hubertiana