Tillandsia carnosa L.B.Sm.

Literature references:

Gardner 1982: 261 NY Bot. Garden Oliva-Esteve 2000a: 210 Roguenant 2001: 267 Smith & Downs 1977: 902,906

Comments:

• Key to the Varieties of Tillandsia carnosa
  
  1. Sterile base of the spike about twice as long as the fertile part; floral bracts 50 mm long. var carnosa.
  1. Sterile base of the spike shorter than the fertile part;
  2. Floral bracts 30 mm long remaining imbricate after anthesis. Sepals 25mm long var brevistipitata
  2. Floral bracts 35-40 mm long, spreading after anthesis. Sepals 30mm long var longispicata
  2. Floral bracts 45mm long, Sepals 30mm long var. boliviensis —See Smith & Downs 1977