14-180.2

Tillandsia jonesii T.Strehl

(subgen. Anoplophytum)

Publ: Iheringia 54: 27-28 (2000)

Type: BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Sul. Riozinho .26. VIII.1994. T. Strehl 1302 (Holotypus: HAS 36046).

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Rio Grande do Sul,

Habitat: found in rocky face, in exposed place in the sun, forming tufts in the rocks.

Etymology: dedicated to the eminent Medical Practioner, collector and producer of bromeliads, friend and companion in the collection and discussions of bromeliads, Dr. Jones Caldas da Silva.

Phenology: blooms between July and September.

Tillandsia jonesii