Tillandsia ixioides

Tillandsia ixioides is a species in the genus Tillandsia. It is native to South America. Two subspecies are recognized:[1]

  1. Tillandsia ixioides subsp. ixioides - Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, northern Argentina
  2. Tillandsia ixioides subsp. viridiflora (Rauh) Gouda - Bolivia

Tillandsia ixioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Tillandsia subg. Anoplophytum
Species:
T. ixioides
Binomial name
Tillandsia ixioides
Grisebach
Synonyms[1]
  • Anoplophytum luteum E.Morren ex Baker
  • Tillandsia lutea Baker
  • Tillandsia ixioides var. occidentalis A.Cast.

Cultivars
  • Tillandsia 'Auravale'[2]
  • Tillandsia 'Do-Ra-Me'[2]
  • Tillandsia 'Kybong'[2]
  • Tillandsia 'Mystic Flame'[2]
  • Tillandsia 'Mystic Flame Orange'[2]
  • Tillandsia 'Peach Parfait'[2]
  • Tillandsia 'Poor Ixy'[2]
  • Tillandsia 'Tandur'[2]
  • Tillandsia 'White Star'[2]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009


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