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Tillandsia veleziana Manzan. & W. Till

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: Bromelie 2022(1): 27-31 (2022)

Type: Ecuador, Prov. Cañar, Burgay near Biblián, Hacienda Plantaciones El Trébol, alt. 2,900 m a.s.l., leg. 20 Dec. 2020 [fr.], J.M. Manzanares 8562 (holo ECUAMZ)

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Distribution: Ecuador:Cañar

Habitat: ca 2900 m. Elev.

Etymology: Tillandsia veleziana is named in honor of the Ecuadorian Juan Carlos Vélez (*1961). Born in Cuenca, Ecuador, he graduated as Civil Engineer at the University of Cuenca.

Phenology: Tillandsia veleziana was found flowering in October. The flowering period is likely to extend over a longer period.

Tillandsia veleziana