Tillandsia tetrantha var. scarlatina (André) L.B.Sm.
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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 - Epiphyte, leaves green above, often with purplish spots, clasping bases usually nigrescent-purple, peduncles and bracts orange-crimson, sepals red-orange below, yellow above, corolla bright yellow.
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Distribution
The eastern Cordillera, 4-6 km. north of the village of Sevilla de Oro, 9,000-10,000 ft., E-4685.
Ecuador South America|