TABLE 1. Morphological comparison between Tillandsia alcatrazensis, T. geminiflora, T. gardneri and T in Tillandsia alcatrazensis (Bromeliaceae), a new endemic species from Alcatrazes Island in southeastern Brazil

TABLE 1. Morphological comparison between Tillandsia alcatrazensis, T. geminiflora, T. gardneri and T. globosa. Morphological traits, measures and lifestyles were obtained from literature.
TraitsT. alcatrazensisT. geminifloraT. gardneriT. globosaLifestylerupicolous / epiphyticepiphyticrupicolous / epiphyticepiphyticPlant height21–34 cm12–20 cm12 –25 cm12–17 cmLeaf length8.6–20 cm6–20 cm13–25 cm20 cmLeaf colorvinaceous, greenish cinereousgreen, reddishsilveryGreenPeduncle length11–15 cm15 cm6–12 cm6–8 cmInflorescence length of fertile part6.5–11 cm3–8 cm4–6 cm4–6 cmFlower length3 cm1.8–2 cm1.8 cm1.8–2 cmFlowers per branch2–5 cm2–4 cm2–3 cm2–4 cmFloral bract length1.5–2.5 cm1–1.6 cm1.2–1.7 cm1.2–1.5 cmSepal length1.4–2 cm1.2–1.5 cm1–1.5 cm1.2–1.5 cmSepal colorreddish-salmonpinkpinkpinkPetal colorwhitepink-salmonpinkpink to whitePetal length2.3–2.8 cm1.6 cm1.4–1.8 cm1.5–2.2 cmStamen length1.7 cm1.0 cm0.9 cm1.1 cmStyle length2 cm0.7 cm0.8 cm0.6 cm