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Tillandsia breviturneri Betancur & N.Garc¡a

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: Caldasia 24: 2 (2002)

Type: Tipo: COLOMBIA. Cundinamarca. Bogota D. C., region del Sumapaz, carretera entre San Juan y Santo Domingo, 3670 m, 4° 6' 19" N 74° 15'03 " W, 19 feb 1997, J Betancur et at. 7030 (holotipo COL; isotipos HUA, SEL).

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Distribution: COLOMBIA

Habitat: epiphyte in forests, 3150 and 3950 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name of the species makes reference to that its inflorescence and spikes are of smaller size than those of Tillandsia turneri Baker.

Tillandsia breviturneri