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Tillandsia calcicola L.B.Sm. & Proctor

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: Phytologia 16(2): 77 pl. 1 figs 21, 22 (1968)

Type: Jamaica. Trelawny Parish: Ramgoat Cave, along rd. betw. Albert Town & Kinloss, 459 m, 10 Apr. 1967, R. W. Read 1759 (holotype, US).

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Distribution: Jamaica

Habitat: saxicolous on walls of limestone, in full sun, in a hot, humid areas, 300-500 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet of comes from the association of the species with calcareous rocks.

Phenology: Flowering occurs in April, fruiting during April, June, and August.

Tillandsia calcicola