Rauh 1981d (Article) Tillandsia

Errata! Errata! Errata!

Author(s):—W. Rauh

Publication:—Journal of the Bromeliad Society 31(4): 177-178. (1981)

Taxonomy:—Tillandsia rupicola Considered a synonym of Tillandsia tectorum E. Morren. Note by Rauh: "I enclose a black and white photograph of the type plant. I myself believe that T. rupicola is nothing else than T. tectorum. A notation on the picture indicates that the plant was collected in front of the village of Ona forming dense clumps of considerable extent. In times past I have searched for T. rupicola for days and days in the vicinity of Ona. Ecuador. I know very well every cliff and rock in the area and have found only T. tectorum in all varieties, but never T. rupicola. Nobody has it in cultivation. I would be very glad to have a plant." (p.178).