Tillandsia secunda Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth
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Authority
Smith, Lyman B. & Schubert, Bernice G. 1952. Plants collected in Ecuador by W. H. Camp. Begoniaceae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8 (1): 36-40.
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Family
Bromeliaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Plant epiphytic, flowering spike 3 m. long with about 40 lateral branches, bracts bright yellow, before anthesis, buds lateral, at anthesis, individual pedicels turn sharply downward, calyces green, stiff, notably fibrous, at anthesis, only 2-3 mm. of corolla exposed, tips of petals flared, lower half of petals white, upper half deep purplish blue, leaves in massive rosette, notably pale green not mottled.
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Distribution
Azuay: the eastern Cordillera, 1-8 km. north of the village of Sevilla de Oro, 8,000-9,000 ft., E-4592.
Ecuador South America|