Tillandsia cucaensis
An epiphytic Tillandsia of seasonally dry forests from western Mexico through Central America, recorded from Jalisco and Michoacán to Chiapas, El Salvador and Nicaragua. Specimen labels place it mostly in tropical deciduous forest, thorn scrub and oak woodland, from near sea level to about 1500 m. It is a plant of bright light, good airflow and a pronounced dry season.
Where it grows wild
It grows on trees and shrubs in low deciduous forest, thorny scrubland and lower oak forest. Many of these trees drop their leaves in the dry season, so the plants are exposed to strong light and dry air for months. Some records come from scattered trees in pastures.
Specimen elevations run from 10 m near Chamela, Jalisco, to 1528 m in Oaxaca. Most fall between about 200 and 900 m.
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