Tillandsia spiculosa Griseb. var. spiculosa

  • Authority

    Smith, Lyman B. & Downs, Robert J. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14 (2): 663-1492. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Bromeliaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Tillandsia spiculosa Griseb. var. spiculosa

  • Type

    Type. Fendler 1518 (holotype GOET, US photo), Maya, Aragua, Venezuela.

  • Synonyms

    Tillandsia brittoniana Baker, Tillandsia spiculosa var. palmana (Mez) L.B.Sm., Tillandsia micrantha Baker, Tillandsia palmana Mez

  • Description

    Description - Leaf-blades merely spotted or concolorous. Inflorescence usually tripinnate; spikes densely flowered at least toward apex. Floral bracts (5-)6-9 mm long, mostly more than twice as long as the internodes.

  • Distribution

    Epiphytic in forest, 825-2100 m alt, Costa Rica, Panama, Republica Dominicana, Colombia to Suriname, Bolivia and northern Brazil.

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