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Type: Article
Published: 2012-02-17
Page range: 10–18
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Two new species in Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae) of Machu Picchu, Peru

Botanic Garden, University of Utrecht (U), Utrecht, Netherlands
Monocots Taxonomy Flora of Peru Tillandsia Guzmania

Abstract

Two new species belonging to the subfamily Tillandsioideae from Machu Picchu, Cusco, Peru are described and illustrated here. The new species Tillandsia machupicchuensis is close to T. tovarensis and the other new species Guzmania inkaterrae is close to G. morreniana and G. tenuifolia. Both species are abundant in the area.