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Tillandsia ertonii E.H.Souza & Leme

(subgen. Anoplophytum)

Publ: Phytotaxa 560(1): 94-99 figs. 1-4 (2022)

Type: BRAZIL. Pernambuco: Belo Jardim, Serra dos Ventos, 25 October 2020, E.H. Souza 1111 & I.B. Lira & E.M. Almeida (holotype HURB)

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Pernambuco

Habitat: growing saxicolous on an inselberg in the Caatinga domain, ca 635 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet honors the Agronomist, botanist, researcher and conservation enthusiast Dr. Erton Mendonça de Almeida, who provided the information that allowed us to locate the remaining population of this new species

Phenology: The blooming season starts in September and extends to November.

Tillandsia ertonii