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Tillandsia zizkae W. Till & Barfuss

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: Bromelie 2022(2/3): 114-120 fig.1–11 (2023)

Type: BOLIVIA. Dpto. Santa Cruz: Samaipata, alt. c. 1,200 m a.s.l., leg. Jul. 1996, L.C. Marigo s.n., flowering in the Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna (WU-HBV) on 13 Aug. 2008 sub B350/96 [= 0024790] (holo LPB)

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Distribution: BOLIVIA: Santa Cruz

Habitat: terrestrial rooted in the soil in rocky terrain, 900-1400 m. Elev.

Etymology: This new species honours Prof. Dr. Georg Zizka (*1955) from Frankfurt am Main, Senckenberg Institute, Germany, for his longterm study of Bromeliaceae, especially Bromelioideae

Phenology: Tillandsia zizkae was found flowering in December and February and fruiting in August. The flowering period is likely to extend over a longer period, i.e., from December through April.

Tillandsia zizkae