Tillandsia plicatifolia Ule
Status: Synonym
Publ: Verh. Bot. Vereins 48: 144. (1907)
Type: Peru: Dept. Loreto, from the top of Cerro de Escalero. Ule 6665 (holo B)
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Taxonomic Notes:
- Tillandsia plicatifolia Ule is considered a synonym Racinaea undulifolia (Mez) H. Luther (syn. nov.), not to Racinaea crispa (Baker) L.B.Sm. & Spencer (See Smith & Downs 1977), it has a narrow elongated bulbous rosette and compound inflorescence. (personal communication with EG)
- Considered a synonym of Tillandsia crispa (Baker) Mez —See Smith & Downs 1977 p. 1024
- Comb. nov. for Tillandsia undulofolia Mez in Racinaea, but Tillandsia plicatifolia Ule is not mentioned. —See Luther 1994b p. 329
