Tillandsia fendleri var. reducta

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Tillandsia fendleri var. reducta

Description

Plant flowering 60-100 cm tall. Leaf blades narrowly triangular-ovate, 12-28 x 3.5-4.5 cm, subtriangular-acute or obtuse and slightly acuminate. Inflorescence simple or digitate of a few spikes.

Distribution

E. Bolivar present, Guyana, SE. Venezuela present, Southern America: Colombia (Colombia present); Ecuador (Ecuador present); Venezuela (Venezuela present)
Colombia to SE. Venezuela and Ecuador. 7 collections studied, 2 from E. Bolivar (Venezuela). It may be expected in Guyana.

Cultivation

Not known in cultivation, can be an interesting species because of the large orange spikes, and relatively small plant size.