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Tillandsia jacob-bakii Gouda

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 72(4): 151-154 fig. 1-3 (2023)

Type: Honduras, Comayagua province, road from Tegucigalpa to Lago de Yojoa, 20-05-1995, Peter Bak s.n., flowered in cult. July 2020 with number TISPC–0117 (holotype U, isotype TEFH)

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Distribution: Honduras: Comayagua

Habitat: epiphytic growing in forests

Etymology: Named in honor of Jacob Bak (1932-) my friend and father of the coauthor. He is a pioneer in growing Bromeliaceae for the market, creator of one of the largest and leading Bromeliad Nurseries in the World “Corn. Bak BV the Netherlands” and a great fan and collector of Tillandsia species

Tillandsia jacob-bakii