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Tillandsia kruseana is a synonym of:

Tillandsia xerographica Rohweder

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: Senckenbergiana 34: 113 figs. 8-11 pl. 1 fig. 2 (1953)

Type: Rohweder 157 (holotype HBG), Los Cobanos, Sonsonate, Salvador, 10 May 1951.

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Distribution: MEXICO; GUATEMALA; SALVADOR;

Habitat: Epiphytic or rarely terrestrial,, 200-600 m. Elev.

Etymology: Large drought resistant plant: 'xero' (dry), 'gravis' (heavy).

Tillandsia xerographica