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Viridantha pachycaulis is a synonym of:

Tillandsia pachycaulis (Hern.-Cárdenas, Espejo & López-Ferr.) Ined.

(subgen. Viridantha)

Type: MÉXICO. Jalisco: municipio de San Cristóbal de la Barranca, camino que va de San Cristóbal de la Barranca a la Lobera, Mesa de los Caballos (21°05′11.3″N, 103°29′01.7″W), 1,584 m, April 1, 2020, R. Hernández-Cárdenas & S. Lara-Godínez 2429 (holotype UAMIZ, isotypes IBUG, MEXU)

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Distribution: Mexico: Jalisco

Habitat: ca 1580 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the thick stems of the new taxon (from the Greek: παχύς (pachys) = thick; καυλος (kaulos) = stem), which is why the rosettes look very robust

Tillandsia pachycaulis