Tillandsia dorotheehaseae Hase
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In 2001 Rudolf Wulfinghoff , my wife Dorothee and I made a trip to Ecuador. After a day trip to Cuenca, we reached the city of Pucara. There were considerable difficulties to find over-night accommodation, but it has worked out after much discussion after all. Otherwise we would have spent the night in the front seat of the van. Because of the height of 3000 m, it becomes extremely cold at night and the temperature goes down to zero. With nightfall, everything was covered in dense fog.
I was enthusiastic about the colorfully painted houses. The next morning still gave some time to look in the surroundings for bromeliads. My wife found the plant which is now described. The plant grew in Paramo vegetation between low bushes on the ground. At that time it was very wet and the ground was covered with Sphagnum moss. It happened again and again that we stepped into an invisible hole, and the mud from above seeped into our walking boots. There were very few bromeliads, and I did not see any inflorescences overhead. The weather was somewhat breezy, with fog patches, drizzle, some sunshine and cold, height 3200m. The plant here in Bochum has grown well, and this year developed a magnificent inflorescence.
With the help of Renate Ehlers and Dr. Walter Till we tried to identify the plant. Result: It is a new undescribed species. Particularly noticeable is that there is an unusual deviation in the flower morphology. The stamens had fused together. Until now this has only been reported for Tillandsia monadelpha. According to statements from Dr. W. Till this characteristic also appears in the genus Guzmania. —See Die Bromelie
