14-176.2.2

Tillandsia tephrosa Leme & W. Till

(subgen. Anoplophytum)

Publ: Phytotaxa 692(1): 44-46 fig. 19 A–E (2025)

Type: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: Lagoa Santa, Parque Estadual do Sumidouro, Gruta da Lapinha, limestone outcrop above the cave, 722 m elev., 19º33’40” S, 43º57’31” W, 25 May 2010, E. Leme 8305 & R. Oliveira (holotype RB)

Search images on Permanent URL

Distribution: BRAZIL: Minas Gerais

Habitat: epilithic forming small clumps on the vertical parts of the limestone outcrops, ca 720 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name of this new species is a reference to the somewhat ash color of its leaves, based on the ancient Greek word “tephra” meaning “ashes”, which currently also means “ash and debris” ejected by a volcanic eruption

Tillandsia tephrosa