TABLE 1 in A new species of Tillandsia (Tillandsioidae, Bromeliaceae) from the high Andean forests near Bogotá (Colombia)

TABLE 1. Comparative table of diagnostic characters for the similar species in Tillandsia subg. Allardtia that resemble T. chingacensis.
CharacterT. chingacensisT. brevicapsulaT. clavigeraT. fendleriT. francisciT. nervisepalaBlade shapelong-triangularlingulatelingulateLingulate, triangulartriangularlingulatePrimary bracts vs. branch stipeshortershorterlongerlongerlongershorterBranch directionreflexedreflexedreflexedspreading to recurvedreflexedreflexedbranch length8.3–36 cm20–22 cmca. 30–55 cm10–30 cm18-20 cm20–22 cmSepal apexacuteobtuseacuteacuteacuteroundedSepal length4.4–5.3 cm2 cm2.8–3.0 cm2.5–4.5 cm3.8–4.2 cm2 cmSepal keelecarinatecarinatecarinatecarinatecarinatecarinatePetal appendagespresentabsentabsentabsentabsentunknownCapsule vs. sepalsmore than two times longerequalingshortershorter to equalingshorternearly two times longer