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Tillandsia oliveirae E.H.Souza & Leme

(subgen. Anoplophytum)

Publ: Phytotaxa 527(1): 61-64 fig. 1-2 (2021)

Type: BRAZIL. Bahia: Itatim, Road from Itatim to Tartaruga district (Milagres), 15 September 2019, M.M. Leodegario 55 & E.H. Souza (holotype HURB 25010!)

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Bahia

Habitat: saxicole on an inselberg in the Caatinga domain, under dry climatic conditions with a reduced and concentrated rainy period

Etymology: The specific epithet honors the biologist, teacher, and conservationist Flávio Batista Oliveira, who informed us about the existence of the population of this new species

Phenology: The blooming season starts in September, and some blooming specimens were found in November.

Tillandsia oliveirae