Vriesea tequendamae

A high-Andean tank bromeliad, originally described as a Tillandsia from the Tequendama area near Bogotá, that ranges through montane forest of Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Bolivia. Most records come from 1500–3800 m, around 2400 m on average, where it grows on trees and on rocks at forest edges in cool, constantly moist, misty air. Treat it as a cool-growing bromeliad: bright light, cool nights all year and good air movement.