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Tillandsia takizawae Ehlers & H.Luther

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 50(5): 216-221 (2000)

Type: Mexico: Estado Puebla, in via ab urbe Tehuacan ad urbem Huajuapan de Leon versus, circa urbem Acatepec, 2050 m s. m. crescit in Cereus, 8. 3. 1991, leg. K. & R.. Ehlers EM911801 (Holotypus: MEXU (2 fol.), Isotypi: SEL, WU)

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Distribution: MEXICO; Puebla

Habitat: 2050 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific name honors Dr. Hiroyuki Takizawa, enthusiastic collector and photographer of tillandsias who re-discovered the plant in the Tehuacan desert and provided much assistance during the investigations.

Tillandsia takizawae