Published December 31, 1970 | Version v1

Tillandsia spiculosa Griseb.

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Description

KEY TO THE VARIETIES OF T. SPICULOSA:

1. Floral bracts(5-)6- 9mm long, mostly more than twice as long as the internodes; spikes densely flowered at least toward apex.

2. Leaf-blades concolorous or merely spotted;inflorescence usually tripinnate....... ............... ........ Var. spiculosa

2. Leaf-blades irregularlycross-bandedwith dark purple; _ inflorescence usually bipinnate....... .. ... .. .. Var. ustulata

1. Floral bracts 4 -5 mm long, mostly less than twice as long as the internodes; spikes laxly flowered at maturity. Var. micrantha

Notes

Published as part of Smith, Lyman B., 1970, Notes On Bromeliaceae, Xxx, pp. 281-290 in Phytologia 19 (4) on page 288, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19263741

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Griseb.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Order
Poales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Tillandsia
Species
spiculosa
Taxon rank
species