Resumo

LOPEZ-FERRARI, Ana Rosa; ESPEJO SERNA, Adolfo  e  BLANCO FERNANDEZ DE CALEYA, Paloma. Circunscription of Tillandsia chaetophylla Mez and description of Tillandsia sessemocinoi (Bromeliaceae: Tillandsioideae). Act. Bot. Mex [online]. 2006, n.76, pp.77-88. ISSN 2448-7589.

The nomenclatural status of Tillandsia chaetophylla Mez is discussed and clarified, and a new species, Tillandsia sessemocinoi López-Ferrari, Espejo et P. Blanco, is described and illustrated. Data concerning the distribution and phenology of both taxa are provided.

Palavras-chave : Bromeliaceae; Mexico; Tillandsia.