Deuterocohnia without species name

[Timm Stolten]

Hi folks,

I am just transplanting all of my xerophytic bromeliads at the moment
(in a greenhouse with 38 to 40°C !! no kidding !)
and there are still a few that need a name.
Does anybody have an idea what this Deuterocohnia could be ?





This plant with the number 130001, Rauh (R:50822) was collected by
L. Hromadnik in Bolivia in 1979, north of Camargo, Dept. Chuquisaca
at 2500 m.
Her fieldnumber is HR5064.
Sorry for the poor quality, I will try to take some better pictures but my
camera is brandnew and I am still trying to get used to it.

I was thinking of something like Deuterocohnia digitata, but those digitatas I own allready, have different foliage.
I have saved some flowers in alcohol, if that would help anybody.

If you have any suggestions, let me know.
With best regards,

Timm

[Eric Gouda]

Hi folks,

I am just transplanting all of my xerophytic bromeliads at the moment
(in a greenhouse with 38 to 40°C !! no kidding !)
and there are still a few that need a name.
Does anybody have an idea what this Deuterocohnia could be ?

This plant with the number 130001, Rauh (R:50822) was collected by
L. Hromadnik in Bolivia in 1979, north of Camargo, Dept. Chuquisaca
at 2500 m.
Her fieldnumber is HR5064.
Sorry for the poor quality, I will try to take some better pictures but my
camera is brandnew and I am still trying to get used to it.

I was thinking of something like Deuterocohnia digitata, but those digitatas I own allready, have different foliage.
I have saved some flowers in alcohol, if that would help anybody.

If you have any suggestions, let me know.
With best regards,

Timm

Hi Timm,

Interesting plant! The other yellow one is still a mistery.

Yes, please send the flowers to me and if possible make a herbarium voucher of it (the inflorescence including a leaf if possible). I'm on vacation next week, so do not send the inflorescence fresh.

The spikes/racemes resembles that of Deuterocohnia strobilifera, but is is much robuster and larger also larger than D.digitata (I suppose over 25 cm tall) with conspicuous primary bracts. Then it seems to be close to D.schreiteri Castellanos known from NW Argentina.

Best regars,
Eric