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Tillandsia hansonii Manzanares & Gouda

(subgen. Pseudovriesea)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 66(4): 251-259 (figs. 1-4) (2017)

Type: Ecuador: province of Loja, road Loja-Oña, 03º52´S 79º15´W, alt. 2657 m, 19 June 2015, J.M. Manzanares, E.Gouda & J.Raack 8495 (holotype: ECUAMZ).

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Distribution: Ecuador: Loja

Habitat: epiphitic in remains of low montane forest, ca 2660 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name of this new species honors Jon Hanson (1953- ) from Salt lake City Utah, U.S.A. Jon has been studying and growing bromeliads for over 40 years. Raised and educated in Southern California, became member of the Saddleback Valley Bromeliad Society, a BSI Affiliate, in 1983. He went on to hold many positions within the society including the position of President. In 2011 he started Bromeliad Paradise in Naples, Florida, a Bromeliad nursery with more than 1000 varieties.

Tillandsia hansonii