Tillandsia multicaulis Steud.  (nom. nov.)

Literature references:

Baensch & Baensch 1994: 198 Bromtravels (Web) BSA (Web) Espejo et al. 2005: 233 FCBS (Web) Gardner 1982: 242, 244 Gardner 1986a: 9:82b Gardner 1986b: 9:141 Golinski 1997 Holst 2018: 208 J. Bromeliad Soc.: 8:1 17:28b 20:48 28:56 46:75 51:97 Labuda Till.-cal.: 1994 Mendoza 2005: 92 Morales 1998, 2000: 77 Oliva-Esteve 2000a: 237 Padilla 1981: 19 Palmengarten: 52(s):16 Rauh 1979c: pl.Pl 8 Rauh 1981, 1990: Abb. 44 , Farbb. 8 Richter 1962, 1978: 363c

Roguenant 2001: 52d,526 Röth & Weber 1991: 158 Shimizu & Takizawa 1998: 74 Shimizu 1992: 24 Smith & Downs 1977: 907,909: 907*: 907*: 907*: 907* Steens 2003: 144 Tropicos: h Veliz 2010: 60* Weber 1984b: 95:590h Zotz 2012: 2012(3): 109

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Comments:

• Despite the fact that this plant flowers from the axils it appears to be a terminal flowerer where the centre portion dies and offsets appear either just off centre or adventitious as grass pups. From BSI Round Robin 1998 comments by Jerry Raack and Carolyn Schoenau. —See Smith & Downs 1977