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Phytarrhiza purpurea is a synonym of:

Tillandsia purpurea Ruiz & Pav.

(subgen. Phytarrhiza)

Publ: Fl. Peruv. 3: 41 pl. 270 fig. a (1802)

Type: Ruiz & Pavon s n (isotype EM, GH photo), Canta, Huarochiri, and near Lima, Peru.

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Distribution: ECUADOR; PERU;

Habitat: On sand, rock, and xerophytic vegetation,, 0 to 900 (rarely 310 m. Elev.

Tillandsia purpurea