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Tillandsia carrilloi Véliz & U.Feldhoff

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: Cactus-Aventures International 98: 2-9. (fig.1,2) (2013)

Type: Guatemala, Chiquimula. Municipio Camotán. Grows on rocks together with Mammillaria columbiana, Hechtia dichroantha, Pistacia mexicain; Lamourouxia viscosa, Alvaradoa amorphoides, Tillandsia recurvata and Agave pachycentra. Altitude 700-1000 m. 14 ̊ 46 ’ N; 89 ̊ 22 ́ O. 12 dec. 2007 (fl.) M. Véliz MV 19459 with T. Calderon & J. López. (Holotype : BIGU; Isotypes : BIGU, MEXU, MO).

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Distribution: Guatemala: Chiquimula

Habitat: grows on cliffs, 800-1000 m. Elev.

Etymology: the name of this new species is dedicated to Emeritus professor José Ernesto Carrillo (1927-1997), maestro and botanist instructor in Guatemala.

Tillandsia carrilloi