Tillandsia caput-medusae

Tillandsia caput-medusae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Tillandsioideae
Tribus: Tillandsieae
Genus: Tillandsia
Species: Tillandsia caput-medusae

Name

• Tillandsia caput-medusae É.Morren, Ann. Bot. Hort. 30: 90 (1880).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Tillandsia langlassei Poiss. & Menet, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 14: 237 (1908).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panam Continental: Northern America Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Morren, C.J.É., 1880. Ann. Bot. Hort. 30: 90.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Tillandsia caput-medusae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Tillandsia caput-medusae. Published online. Accessed: Jul 01 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Tillandsia caput-medusae in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 01.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Tillandsia caput-medusae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Jul 2019.

Vernacular names

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