Tillandsia caribaea L.B.Sm.

  • Authority

    Smith, Lyman B. 1967. Bromeliaceae of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 14: 15-68.

  • Family

    Bromeliaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Tillandsia caribaea L.B.Sm.

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - Distribution. Venezuela: Cerro Apacara, Rio Caroni. Roraima. Ptari-tepui. Duida. Cerro de la Neblina. At 1700-2285 m elevation. Also Cuba, Haiti, northern Venezuela. Habitat: Epiphytic in dense forest. Scrub forest.

  • Discussion

    Catopsis fendleri Baker, Jour. Bot. 25: 175. 1887.

    Tillandsia fendleri Mez in DC. Monogr. Phan. 9: 741. 1896, not T. fendleri Griseb. 1865.

    Tillandsia ferruginascens Mez in Engler, Pflanzenreich IV. Fam. 32: 500. 1935.

  • Distribution

    Distribution. Venezuela: Cerro Apacara, Rio Caroni. Roraima. Ptari-tepui. Duida. Cerro de la Neblina. At 1700-2285 m elevation. Also Cuba, Haiti, northern Venezuela. Habitat: Epiphytic in dense forest. Scrub forest.

    Venezuela South America| Cuba South America| Haiti South America|