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Tillandsia tehuacana I.Ramírez & Carnevali

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: Novon 17(3): 383-385 (2007)

Type: Mexico. Puebla: Mpio. Caltepec, carr. del pueblo de Caltepec a San Luis Atolotitl´an, 18°109450N, 97°279140W, 1 Mar. 2005, I. Ram´ırez & C. Dur´an 1296 (holotype, CICY)

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Distribution: Mexico: Oaxaca, Puebla

Habitat: epiphytes in dry thickets with columnar cacti and oaks, in arid areas, 1400-2450 m. Elev.

Etymology: Tillandsia tehuacana was named in reference to the type locality of the species, in the Valley of Tehuac´an, Puebla

Phenology: Flowering occurs in April and May. Fruiting occurs in July, August, and December.

Tillandsia tehuacana