Tillandsia fendleri is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae.[3][4] It is epiphytic. This species is native to the West Indies (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Trinidad) and South America (Bolivia, Guyana, Colombia, Peru, northern Brazil, Venezuela and Ecuador).[2][5][6][7][8]

Tillandsia fendleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia
Species:
T. fendleri
Binomial name
Tillandsia fendleri
Synonyms[2]
  • 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 edit

  1. ^ Treviño Zevallos, I. (2019). "Tillandsia fendleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T131368792A131369214. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T131368792A131369214.en. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ "Tillandsia fendleri Griseb". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Tillandsia fendleri Griseb". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  5. ^ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  6. ^ Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  7. ^ Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae Archived 2010-11-29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21 October 2009
  8. ^ Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Archived 2006-09-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 October 2009