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BOOK REVIEW: THE TILLANDSIA TECTORUM COMPLEX The Tillandsia tectorum Complex by Lieselotte Hromadnik, with the English translation by Derek and Margaret Butcher. The book was published in 2005 by Deutsche Bromelien-Gesellschaft e.V. (German Bromeliad Society), Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland. It can be purchased from the Society. Throughout the book, the German text is accompanied by the corresponding English translation. The book has over 70 excellent colour photographs of the species’ habitats, as well as their appearance, and close up shots of their infloresences. There are also numerous line drawings. The book is a taxonomic revision of a group of silver-leaved tillandsias described as the T. tectorum complex. They are some of the most beautiful plants in the genus. The book opens with an historical overview of the complex, and a review of the literature on them. Ms Hromadnik makes the point that quite a few of the varieties and species in this complex occupy small geographic areas. Hence, more species and varieties no doubt await discovery, provided they do not become extinct due to habitat destruction. She divides the T. tectorum species into four taxa: T. tectorum var. tectorum representing the long-stemmed forms, var. globosa covers the nearly stemless forms, var. viridula is an epiphytic form growing in the eastern Cordillera below 2,000 metres, while fo. gigantea covers the generally larger plants from Ecuador. The taxonomy of T. heteromorpha is also clarified. New species described are: T. lithophilia, T. chusgonensis. T. tomekii, T. stellifera, T. malyi, and T. oblivata. Then, the taxonomy of three existing species, namely, T. balsaensis, T. rupicola, and T. reducta, is clarified. A distribution map and botanical key for the taxa covered in the book follows, while the book concludes with a travel diary of one of the author’s collecting expeditions in Peru. This book is highly recommended reading for any tillandsia enthusiast. It makes interesting reading for anyone interested in grey-leaved tillandsias. Year of Review: 2006 .

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