Leme & Gouda 2015 (Article) Tillandsia [German]

Tillandsia renateehlersiae – a new red flowered Tillandsia from Brazil

Author(s):—E.M.C. Leme & E.J. Gouda

Publication:—Die Bromelie 2015(1): 4-8. (2015)

German title:—Tillandsia renateehlersiae – eine neue rotblühende Tillandsia aus Brasilien

Abstract:—Tillandsia renateehlersiae is a rupicolous dweller, forming dense colonies on slightly inclined rocky surfaces, in sun exposed sites in Campos Rupestres domain, in the Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais state. In contrast, the closely related Tillandsia brachyphylla is known as an endemic from Rio de Janeiro city, Rio de Janeiro state, where it lives on vertical rocky walls facing the ocean influenced by higher humidity and under frequent fog.

Published names (1):

Tillandsia renateehlersiae