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Tillandsia viridispica Manzan. & W. Till

(species )

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 75(1): 35-37 fig. 1,2 (2025)

Type: Ecuador. Province of Cañar, El Tambo, in canyon of ravine, 78º55’W 02º30’S, 2600 m, July 1988, J.M. Manzanares 5917 (holotype: QCNE)

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Distribution: Ecuador: Cañar

Habitat: saxicolous on vertical rock walls, 2600 m. Elev.

Etymology: From Latin “viridis=green” and “spica=spike”, the Tillandsia with green spikes

Phenology: Tillandsia viridispica was found flowering in July. The flowering period is likely to extend over a longer period

Tillandsia viridispica