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Tillandsia hiroi Manzan. & Gouda

(subgen. Pseudovriesea)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 72(3): 103-111 figs. 1-7 (2023)

Type: ECUADOR: province of Azuay, Oña Valley, road to mountains passing León River, 03º23´S 79º08´W, ca. 2206 m, 16 June 2015, J.M. Manzanares, E. Gouda & J. Raack 8442 (holotype: ECUAMZ; isotypes: QCNE, U)

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Distribution: Ecuador. Azuay

Habitat: saxicolous or terrestrial between dry vegetation, often forming large goups, 1900-2700 m. Elev.

Etymology: Named in honor of Hiroyuki (Hiro) Takizawa our friend and an avid grower of Tillandsia. Hiroyuki was born in Nagano Prefecture Japan in 1964.

Phenology: Tillandsia hiroi was found flowering from June to August. The flowering period is likely to extend over a longer period.

Tillandsia hiroi