Encyclopedia of Bromeliads

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Tillandsia coccinea is a synonym of:

Tillandsia leiboldiana Schltdl.

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: Linnaea 18: 414 (1844)

Type: Leibold 180 (holotype B, B photo 1192/9), without exact locality, Mexico.

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Distribution: MEXICO; CENTRAL AMERICA;

Habitat: Epiphytic in forest, 25-2000 m. Elev.