Tillandsia fendleri

Tillandsia fendleri is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to the West Indies (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Trinidad) and South America (Bolivia, Guyana, Colombia, Peru, northern Brazil, Venezuela and Ecuador).[1][2][3][4][5]

Tillandsia fendleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Species:
T. fendleri
Binomial name
Tillandsia fendleri
Grisebach
Synonyms[1]
  • Tillandsia incurvata C.Wright
  • Tillandsia kalbreyeri Baker
  • Tillandsia bangii Baker ex Rusby
  • Tillandsia smithiana Carabia

Two varieties are recognized:

  1. Tillandsia fendleri var. fendleri - most of species range
  2. Tillandsia fendleri var. reducta (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  3. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  4. Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae Archived 2010-11-29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21 October 2009
  5. Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Archived 2006-09-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 October 2009


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