Tillandsia latifolia

Tillandsia latifolia is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Ecuador and Peru. Four varieties are recognized:[1][2]

  1. Tillandsia latifolia var. divaricata (Benth.) Mez - Peru, Ecuador
  2. Tillandsia latifolia var. latifolia - Peru, Ecuador
  3. Tillandsia latifolia var. leucophylla Rauh - Peru
  4. Tillandsia latifolia var. major Mez - Peru

Tillandsia latifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Tillandsia subg. Allardtia
Species:
T. latifolia
Binomial name
Tillandsia latifolia
Meyen
Synonyms
  • Platystachys latifolia (Meyen) K.Koch
  • Tillandsia divaricata Benth
  • Tillandsia minor Mez & Sodiro
  • Tillandsia kunthiana Gaudich.
  • Platystachys kunthiana (Gaudich.) Beer
  • Tillandsia grisea Baker
  • Tillandsia oxysepala Baker
  • Tillandsia gayi Baker
  • Tillandsia murorum Mez

Cultivars
  • Tillandsia 'Black Feather'[3]
  • Tillandsia 'Cajatambo'[3]
  • Tillandsia 'Canta'[3]
  • Tillandsia 'Delgado'[3]
  • Tillandsia 'Graffiti'[3]
  • Tillandsia 'Tom Thumb'[3]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Archived 2006-09-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 October 2009
  3. BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009


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