Tillandsia fendleri explained

Tillandsia fendleri is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae.^{[1] [2]} 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).^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tillandsia fendleri Griseb. . . n.d. . Plants of the World Online . The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . May 28, 2024.
2. Web site: Tillandsia fendleri Griseb. . . n.d. . Catalogue of Life . Species 2000 . May 28, 2024.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=268991 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
5. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
6. http://www.selby.org/clientuploads/pdf_files/BoliviaBrom.pdf Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae
7. http://www.selby.org/clientuploads/research/Bromeliaceae/EcuadorBromeliaceae.pdf Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador