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6435 - Bromeliads (Garden) - 2011-03-08
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Tillandsia latifolia var divaricata
Photographer: Matthias Asmuss
Note: comparing with Takizawa's Handbook this is var divaricata, it easily forms a lot of pups, spike 1m and more, orange with pink flowers (Sent: brom-l@science.uu.nl)
Identification: pending
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- Identification: HEL (2011-03-08) =T. l. var d. correct.
- typical of caulescent higher elev type in S. Ecuador. (Sent: brom-l@science.uu.nl)
- Add Note (6436): Matthias Asmuss (2011-03-08) - and the id for the second pic ? (Sent: brom-l@science.uu.nl)
- Identification (6436): HEL (2011-03-08) =T. l. var. d.;
- This matches the coastal lowland type in Ecuador that is usually an epiphyte, often on telephone wires. There seems to be a cline N to S, high to low with floral bract covering, ie; dense around Guayaquil, glabrous around Cuenca. HEL ps not sure what happens in Peru. (Sent: brom-l@science.uu.nl)
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