Biology:Tillandsia capillaris

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Tillandsia capillaris
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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. Diaphoranthema
Species:
T. capillaris
Binomial name
Tillandsia capillaris
Ruiz & Pavón
Synonyms[1]
  • Diaphoranthema capillaris (Ruiz & Pav.) Beer
  • Tillandsia capillaris f. typica L.B.Sm.
  • Tillandsia dependens Hieron. ex Mez
  • Tillandsia hieronymi Mez
  • Tillandsia permutata A.Cast.
  • Tillandsia cordobensis Hieron.

Tillandsia capillaris is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to southern and western South America (Argentina , Chile , Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador).[1][2][3][4]

Three taxa are recognized at the "form" level:[1]

  1. Tillandsia capillaris f. capillaris – most of species range
  2. Tillandsia capillaris f. cordobensis (Hieron.) L.B.Sm. – Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile
  3. Tillandsia capillaris f. virescens (Ruiz & Pav.) L.B.Sm. – Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae Retrieved 21 October 2009
  3. Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Retrieved 12 October 2009
  4. Castello, L.V. & Galetto, L. (2013). How many taxa can be recognised within the complex Tillandsia capillaris (Bromeliaceae, Tillandsioideae)?. PhytoKeys 23: 25-39.

Wikidata ☰ Q386767 entry