TABLE 1 in Viridantha minuscula (Tillandsioideae; Bromeliaceae), a new species from Guanajuato, Mexico

TABLE 1. Morphological differences between Viridantha minuscula Hern. -Cárdenas, Espejo & López-Ferr., V. lepidosepala (L.B. Sm.) Espejo, and V. tortilis (Klotzsch ex Baker) Espejo.
CharactersV. minusculaV. lepidosepalaV. tortilisHabitsaxicolousepiphyte to saxicolousepiphyte to saxicolousFlowering plant size6–8 × 7–8 cm9–12 × 9–15 cm15–23 × 15–20 cmLeaf sheath size0.8–10 × 0.8–1 cm1–1.5 × 1–1.5 cm1.5–2.5 × 1–1.5 cmLeaf sheath shapewidely ovatewidely oblong to squarewidely ovate to oblongLeaf blade size4–5 × 0.3–0.4 cm7–12 × 0.5–0.8 cm10–18 × 0.5–0.7 cmPeduncle size1–2 × 0.1–0.15 cm0–3 × 0.3–0.4 cm6–17 × 0.1–0.15 cmSpike size2.5–3 × 0.8–1 cm2.5–4.5 × 1–1.5 cm3–4 × 1–1.5 cmPetals length2.5–2.8 cm1.5–2.5 cm2.5–3.5 cm