Tillandsia chontalensis explained

Tillandsia chontalensis, synonym Vriesea chontalensis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native from Central America (Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama) to Colombia, north west Ecuador and west Bolivia. It was first described by John Gilbert Baker in 1887.

References

• Krömer . Thorsten . Kessler . Michael . Holst . Bruce K. . Luther . Harry E. . Gouda . Eric J. . Ibisch . Pierre L. . Till . Walter . Vásquez . Roberto . Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism . Selbyana . 1 October 1999 . 20 . 2 . 201–223 . 41760025 . en . 2689-0682.
• Luther . Harry E. . An Annotated Checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica . Selbyana . 1995 . 16 . 2 . 230–234 . 0361-185X.
• Book: Luther . H.E. . Jørgensen . P.M. . León-Yánez . S. . Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador = Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Ecuador . 1999 . Missouri Botanical Garden Press . St. Louis, Mo. . 978-0915279609 . 337-361 . Bromeliaceae.