Tillandsia fendleri

Tillandsia fendleri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific 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 Griseb.
Synonyms [2]
Tillandsia incurvataC.Wright Tillandsia kalbreyeriBaker Tillandsia bangiiBaker ex Rusby Tillandsia smithianaCarabia

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]}

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. 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. 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