Racinaea tetrantha var. caribaea

Systematics
Family: Bromeliads (Bromeliaceae) Subfamily: Tillandsioideae Genus: Racinaea Species: tetrantha Variety: caribaea
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Racinaea tetrantha var. caribaea (L.B. Smith) M.A. Spencer & L.B. Smith, 1993

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Distribution:

Costa Rica, Cuba, Hispaniola, Venezuela
epiphytic in forests
1050 - 2400 m

 

 

 

Original Description:

Basionym: Tillandsia caribaea L.B. Smith (1935) Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 70: 155

(Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts)

Racinaea tetrantha var. caribaea (L.B. Smith) M.A. Spencer & L.B. Smith (1993) Phytologia 74(2): 158

(Phytologia)

Synonyms:

• Tillandsia parviflora sensu Grisebach, 1865, non Ruiz & Pavón, 1802
• Catopsis fendleri Baker, 1887
• Tillandsia fendleri (Baker) Mez, 1896, non Grisebach, 1865
• Tillandsia pauciflora Grisebach ex Mez, 1896
• Tillandsia ferruginascens Mez, 1935
• Tillandsia caribaea L.B. Smith, 1935
• Tillandsia tetrantha var. caribaea (L.B. Smith) Gouda, 1987

Literature:

• Luther & Sieff (1994) Selbyana 15(1): 132-149
• Steyermark, Berry & Holst (1997) Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana Vol.3: 654
• Haugg (1998) Die Bromelie 3: 80-82
• Hase (1999) Die Bromelie 3: 74
• Luther (2008) An Alphabetical List of Bromeliad Binomials Edit. XI :75