Biology:Tillandsia tricholepis

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Short description: Species of plant

Tillandsia tricholepis
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. tricholepis
Binomial name
Tillandsia tricholepis
Baker
Synonyms[1]

Tillandsia bryoides Griseb. ex Baker
Tillandsia polytrichoides E.Morren
Tillandsia tricholepis var. argentea Hassl.

Tillandsia tricholepis is a plant species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae.[2] It is native to Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil.[1][3][4][5] A curiosity of its morphology is that it is a land-dwelling plant which has no stomata,[6] a characteristic it shares only with Stylites (or Isoetes) andicola.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ "Tillandsia tricholepis Baker". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:125736-1. 
  3. ↑ Krömer, Thorsten; Kessler, Michael; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Gouda, Eric J.; Ibisch, Pierre L.; Till, Walter; Vásquez, Roberto (1 October 1999). "Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism" (in en). Selbyana 20 (2): 201–223. ISSN 2689-0682. https://journals.flvc.org/selbyana/article/view/120295.  A
  4. ↑ Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" (in pt-BR). Rodriguésia 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. 
  5. ↑ Identification key
  6. ↑ Benzing, David H. (1980). Biology of the Bromeliads. Eurika, California: Mad River Press. pp. 52 and 68. 


Wikidata ☰ Q7802761 entry