Biology:Tillandsia adamsii

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Short description: Species of epiphyte

Tillandsia adamsii
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia
Species:
T. adamsii
Binomial name
Tillandsia adamsii
R.W.Read

Tillandsia adamsii is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Jamaica.[1][2]

Name

The species is named after English botanist Charles Dennis Adams[2] who authored Flowering Plants of Jamaica and Caribbean Flora.[3][4]

References

  1. "Tillandsia adamsii Read | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:253549-2. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Read, Robert W. (1974). "Tillandsia adamsii, a new Jamaican species". Phytologia 28: 21–23. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13046013#page/29/mode/1up. 
  3. Adams, Charles Dennis (1972). Flowering Plants of Jamaica. Mona, Jamaica: University of the West Indies. ISBN 9780565008413. 
  4. Adams, C. Dennis (1976). Caribbean Flora. Nelson Caribbean. ISBN 9780175661862. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15459299 entry