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A new species of Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae) from the Atacama Desert of northern Chile

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Abstract

A new species of Bromeliaceae,Tillandsia tragophoba, is described from the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. The leaves of this new species are green, essentially glabrous and form a basal tank capable of holding water, quite, unlike the typical gray-leaved, terrestrial or lithophytic bromeliads usually found within the coastal desert province of western South America. A description and illustration are provided, and its relationships discussed.

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  1. Department of Botany, Field Museum of Natural History, 60605-2496, Chicago, IL, USA

    Michael O. Dillon

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Dillon, M.O. A new species of Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae) from the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. Brittonia 43, 11–16 (1991). https://doi.org/10.2307/2807170

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