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Tillandsia tequilana Hern.-Cárdenas, Flores-Arg., Espejo & López-Ferr.

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: Phytotaxa 659(2): 107-109 figs. 1-3 (2024)

Type: MÉXICO. Jalisco: municipio de Tequila. Acantilados del cerro Chiquihuitillo (20°55’14”N, 103°49’14.7”W), 1,120 m, October 16, 2023, R. Hernández-Cárdenas, A. Flores-Argüelles, S. Lara-Godínez & J. Carranza 2765 (holotype UAMIZ! (5x), isotypes IBUG!, MEXU!, XAL!).

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Distribution: MÉXICO: Jalisco

Habitat: Saxicolous vertical rock walls in the mountains of the Pacific Lowlands, 1060-1130 m. Elev.

Etymology: Specific epithet refers to the municipality of Tequila, Jalisco, where the new species was discovered.

Tillandsia tequilana