Viridantha minuscula Hern.-Cárdenas, Espejo & López-Ferr.[as Viridantha minuscula ]

Table. Morphological differences between Viridantha minuscula Hern.-Cárdenas, Espejo & López-Ferr., V. lepidosepala(L.B. Sm.) Espejo, and V. tortilis (Klotzsch ex Baker) Espejo.

Characters	V. minuscula	V. lepidosepala	V. tortilis
Habit	saxicolous	epiphyte to saxicolous	epiphyte to saxicolous
Flowering plant size	6-8 x 7-8 cm	9-12 x 9-15 cm	15-23 x 15-20 cm
Leaf sheath size	0.8-10 x 0.8-1 cm	1-1.5 x 1-1.5 cm	1.5-2.5 x 1-1.5 cm
Leaf sheath shape	widely ovate	widely oblong to square	widely ovate to oblong
Leaf blade size	4-5 x 0.3-0.4 cm	7-12 x 0.5-0.8 cm	10-18 x 0.5-0.7 cm
Peduncle size	1-2 x 0.1-0.15 cm	0-3 x 0.3-0.4 cm	6-17 x 0.1-0.15 cm
Spike size	2.5-3 x 0.8-1 cm	2.5-4.5 x 1-1.5 cm	3-4 x 1-1.5 cm
Petals length	2.5-2.8 cm	1.5-2.5 cm	2.5-3.5 cm

Edited from : Hernandez et al. 2023c. (protologue) Viridantha minuscula (Tillandsioideae; Bromeliaceae), a new species from Guanajuato, Mexico .