Tillandsia secunda Kunth

Literature references:

Brom. J. Queensl.: 41(4):29 41(5):10 BSA (Web) Die Bromelie: 2020(3): 135: 2008:143: 2014(1): 25: 2018(3): 128 Die Bromelie 1/88: 1988:17 FCBS (Web): Gilmartin 1972: 267 Isley III 1987: 102 Isley III 2009: 116,117 J. Bromeliad Soc.: 21:130b 55:244 Manzanares 2002a: 60 Oliva-Esteve 2002: 148 Rauh 1977: 21:31 Shimizu & Takizawa 1998: 9 Smith & Downs 1977: 774 Tropiflora Cargo Rep: 13(2)

Comments:

• According to A. J. Gilmartin, the flowers of Tillandsia secunda are heterostylous with one type having exserted styles and included stamens and the other the reverse. She would classify this species under subgenus Tillandsia but I feel that it is rather Allardtia. In either case it is a very aberrant development and so far as I know the only case of heterostyly in the family. —See Smith & Downs 1977