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Tillandsia riverae Manzan. & W. Till

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 71(2): 119-123 figs. 8-11 (2021)

Type: Ecuador. Province of Azuay: Nabón, Nabón-Charqui-Cochapata road, 03º22´S 79º02´W, 2896 m, 14 Apr. 2004, J.M. Manzanares, E. Patterson & R. Manzanares 7678 (QCNE)

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Distribution: Ecuador: Province of Azuay

Habitat: terrestrial in gorges, roadsides and in shrub vegetation, 2100-3029 m. Elev.

Etymology: This species is dedicated to Guillermo Rivera (1964-), friend and collaborator in the research and studies of Bromeliaceae of Ecuador, born in Córdoba, Argentina.

Phenology: extending anthesis between January and June

Tillandsia riverae