Tillandsia fasciculata var. clavispica Mez

  • 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 fasciculata var. clavispica Mez

  • Type

    Type. Eggers 4730 (holotype K, isotypes P, US), Rio Seco, Oriente, Cuba, Feb 1889.

  • Synonyms

    Tillandsia bracteata Chapm.

  • Description

    Description - Inflorescence ample; spikes clavate with long slender bracteate sterile bases, the fertile part rarely over 1 dm long. Floral bracts scarcely over 25 mm long.

  • Distribution

    Epiphytic, From near sea level to 1000 m alt, southern Florida, Cuba, Mexico.

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