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Tillandsia baliophylla Harms

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 12: 538 (1935)

Type: Ekman H-8308 (holotype B, isotypes S, US), on rocks, Morne Poudre, Marmelade, Massif du Nord, Haiti, 30 May 1927.

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Distribution: HISPANIOLA;

Habitat: epiphyte in moist cloud forests and is most common along rivers and streams. It survives well after disturbance and commonly occurs in plantations of Syzigium jambos and Mangifera indica. Associated bromeliads include Tillandsia usneoides, T. polystachya (L.) L., and T. utriculata., 750-1300 m. Elev.

Tillandsia baliophylla