Tillandsia carnosa var. boliviensis H.Luther[as Tillandsia carnosa var. boliviensis H Luther]

Diagnose: —A typo T. carnosa, cui simflis, spicis perbrevioribus, bracteis florigeris et sepalis minoribus differt. Typus: I. C. Solomon 5893, Bolivia, Depto. La Paz, Prov. Murillo, versus meridiem et orientem a Meca— paca, 16°40’S, 68°01’W, apud 3000 m, 2.V11981. (Holotypus: MO)

Observations: —Differs from T. carnosa in
1. Spikes much shorter
2. Flower bracts smaller
3. Sepals smaller.

Translated by Derek Butcher from: Luther 1991b. (protologue) Tillandsia carnosa L.B.SMITH var. boliviensis H. Luther, var. nov. .