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Tillandsia chiletensis Rauh

(subgen. Aerobia)

Publ: Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenw. 50: 5-7. (1984)

Type: Rauh, No. coll. 24 256/a (Aug. 1970) in (HEID). Northern Peru, in valley Cajamarca with Tillandsia cacticola epiphytic on trees

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Distribution: PERU; Cajamarca,

Habitat: epiphytic, near 2000 m. Elev.

Etymology: The plant, named after the place of discovery Chilete, was collected as an “additional” T. cacticola because vegetatively it resembles a young T. cacticola.

Tillandsia chiletensis