Tillandsia fendleri is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is epiphytic. This species is native to the West Indies (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Trinidad) and South America (Bolivia, Guyana, Colombia, Peru, northern Brazil, Venezuela and Ecuador).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesHokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae Retrieved 21 October 2009Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Retrieved 12 October 2009
Two varieties are recognized:
Tillandsia fendleri var. fendleri – most of species range Tillandsia fendleri var. reducta (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. – Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
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