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Tillandsia potosina L.Hrom. & W.Till

(subgen. Diaphoranthema)

Publ: Bromelie 2025(1/2): 6-19 figs. 1–26 (2026)

Type: BOLIVIA. Dpto. Potosí: Prov. Nor Cinti, on low thorny shrubs on the rockface south of the Río Tumusla, alt. 2,500 m a.s.l., leg. 20 July 1979, H. Hromadnik & L. Hromadnik HR 5082 (holo WU 0008281, https://wu.jacq.org/WU0008281)

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Distribution: BOLIVIA: Potosí, Chuquisaca, Tarija, Tupiza; ARGENTINA: Jujuy, Tumbaya

Habitat: Epiphyte in Andean dry areas, in small groups on the thin branches of low shrubs as well as on the long-spined areoles of columnar cacti, 2000-3700 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name ”potosina“ is derived from the Bolivian Dpto. of Potosí, where, among other regions, some populations are known to exist

Phenology: The flowering period of both Tillandsia potosina and Tillandsia hirta appears to coincide with the onset of the dry season in late autumn, as only plants with seed capsules in all stages of development were observed during other seasons (between February and August)

Tillandsia potosina