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Tillandsia fendleri

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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]

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Tillandsia fendleri
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
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
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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

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