Tillandsia sueae Ehlers

Taxonomic Change:

• Treated as a synonym of Tillandsia parryi Baker —See Espejo et al. 2007b p. 78: 85

Comments:

• Sue Sill (Gardner) states in her dissertation (1982); "Saxicolous specimens from Valle de las Fantasmas (San Luis Potosi) have noctural, chartreuse flowers, strict inflorescence branches, strict leaves in a narrow funnelform rosette with numerous offsets.
  
  "Epiphytic specimens collected from south of Monterrey (Nuevo Leon) and south of Xilitla (San Luis Potosi) have lavender corollas and post-daybreak anthesis, spreading inflorescence branches, leaves in a spreading, funnelform rosette.
  
  "These types are distinct enough to be recognized as a distinct species."
  
  Sue Sill accomplished an unusual amount of fieldwork and prepared excellent studies on the genus Tillandsia. She was the first to discover the distinction between these two species. For these reasons, it is an honor for me to dedicate the plant to her . —See Ehlers 1991d p. 41(5): 212