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Pitcairnia queroana Espejo & López-Ferr.

Publ: Phytotaxa 230(3): 288-290 fig. 1 (2015)

Type: MEXICO. Chiapas: municipio de Ángel Albino Corzo (Jaltenango), reserva de la biosfera El Triunfo, aproximadamente 1 km antes del campamento El Triunfo, 15°40’11.5”N, 92°47’47”W, 1850 m, bosque tropical subperennifolio, 30 March 2007, J. Martínez Meléndez 1818 (holotype: MEXU 1398883, isotype: HEM 21837(×3)).

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Distribution: MEXICO. Chiapas

Habitat: growing on rocks in cloud forests, 1500–1850 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet honors Dr. Hermilo Jorge Quero Rico (1941–2015), teacher, colleague and friend who dedicated his life to the study of Mexican palms. Distribution and

Pitcairnia queroana