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Tillandsia simplexa is a synonym of:

Tillandsia makoyana Baker

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: Handb. Bromel. 189 (1889)

Type: Mexico. s. loc., E. Morren icon. (holotype, K).

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Distribution: Mexico: Durango, Estado de México, Guerrero, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca

Habitat: epiphytes, in thorny scrub, deciduous oak and pine-oak forest, mainly in subhumid temperate and warm areas, as well as arid areas, 5–2450 m. Elev.

Etymology: Tillandsia makoyana was named in honor of botanist and horticulturist Lambert Jacob-Makoy (1790–1873), owner of the plant from which the illustration that represents the holotype was prepared.

Phenology: Flowering occurs between December and July, with some reports for September, October, and November. Fruiting occurs between March and May, and between July and January.

Tillandsia makoyana