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Tillandsia mixtecorum Ehlers & Koide |
(subgen. Tillandsia)Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 48(2): 52-54 (1998)
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Distribution: MEXICO; Oaxaca, The plant is known only from the type locality.
Habitat: saxicolous on a steep rock wall, 2500 m. Elev.
Etymology: The plant is being named to honor the Mixtec Indian people, who live in the mountainous region of Oaxaca. It was here that Alfred B. Lau Sr. initially discovered the plant on Nov. 5th, 1990.( Note. It was found by a Meztec Indian boy!) He had sent several photos to Renate Ehlers, whose enthusiasm for the plant was aroused. Pamela Koide and Alfredo Lau Jr. went to the location and recollected the plant from the steep rock walls on which it grows. I (Ehlers) was delighted to receive some of the plants in 1991. Pamela Koide flowered some plants and we were surprised because we had guessed that it would have violet flowers, but the plant had yellow-green flowers. In December 1997 all three of my plants came in to flower in our collection in Stuttgart Since the light is not very good during winter in Germany the inflorescence color is not as bright as it should be, but it is nevertheless a wonderful addition to the genus Tillandsia.