14-337.1

Tillandsia rangelensis L.Hechavarria

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: Selbyana 29(2): 180 (2008)

Type: Cuba-Pinar del Rio: San Crist6bal, Pared6n de Bartolito, Rangel, 22°44'38,6"N, 83°11'32,7"W, 540 m, 3 Oct. 2005, L.Hechavarria, M.Caiiizares & B.Sidoti HAC-SV 44492. (Holotype: HAC; Isotype: HAC). FIGURE 1.

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Distribution: CUBA; Pinar del Rio,

Habitat: ca 550 m. Elev.

Etymology: Named in allusion to the type locality, Rangel, San Cristobal, Province Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Rangel is considered a classic rec- ollection locality where the Brothers of La Salle had a country property where Bros. Leon and Alain, who wrote La Flora de Cuba (Leon 1946; Leon & Alain 1951; Alain 1953, 1957, 1964, 1969), collected a lot of plants.

Phenology: flowers in the dry season, in November

Tillandsia rangelensis