Tillandsia chlorophylla
An epiphytic Tillandsia from the humid Gulf and Pacific slopes of southern Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas), Guatemala and Belize. It includes plants once described from the Los Tuxtlas area as T. santiago-tuxtlensis. As the name suggests, it has green rather than silvery leaves, so it wants a more humid, shadier and more frequently watered setting than grey air plants.
Where it grows wild
An epiphyte in humid forest. Its green, lightly scaled leaves point to a shaded, moist microhabitat rather than exposed dry scrub. Published habitat details are scarce, but the synonym from Los Tuxtlas links it to the wet forests of southern Veracruz.
Elevation was not found in the sources checked; the range centres on humid lowland to mid-elevation forest. No wild records were usable for measuring.
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