Tillandsia fendleri var. fendleri.

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Tillandsia fendleri var. fendleri.

Description

Plant flowering 1-2m tall. Leaf blades 30-45 x 5.5-10.5 cm, very narrowly triangular (-ovate), triangular-(sub-)acute. Inflorescence lax, amply bi- or very rarely tri-pinnate at the base.

Distribution

E. Bolivar present, Greater Antilles present, Guyana present, NW. South America present, Venezuala present
Greater Antilles, NW. South America. 33 collections studied from E. Bolivar, (Venezuala) and Guyana.

Habitat

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Cultivation

This species is rarely found in cultivation, but has a beautiful inflorescence; suitable only for larger greenhouses.