Tillandsia oerstediana L.B.Sm.

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PLANTS Of COSTA RICA
COLLECTED FOR THE HERBARIUM OF
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (NOLS)
Province of Puntarenas: 1.1 kro E of Sabi 11ito along rd
to La Union. Remnant pastures. 3000 ft. elev.
Epiphyte, leaves in a subascending rosette, blades
becoming spreading distally. Rosette about 1 m diam.
Plant to 2 ra in flower. Inflorescence erect, rachis
yellow. 1° & floral bracts greenish yellow. Spikes
laterally compressed. Fruits olive green. Monocarpic
Utley & Utley 7248	August 3, 1983
YORK bot anical garden
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