Tillandsia chontalensis

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.^[1] It was first described by John Gilbert Baker in 1887.^[2]

Tillandsia chontalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Tillandsia
Subgenus:	Tillandsia subg. Pseudovriesea
Species:	T. chontalensis
Binomial name
Tillandsia chontalensis Baker[1]
Synonyms[1]
Tillandsia spuria Mez & Wercklé Vriesea chontalensis (Baker) L.B.Sm.