Racinaea tetrantha

Racinaea tetrantha

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: Racinaea
Species: Racinaea tetrantha
Varieties: R. t. var. aurantiaca – R. t. var. caribaea – R. t. var. densiflora – R. t. var. miniata – R. t. var. ramosior – R. t. var. scarlatina – R. t. var. tetrantha

Name

• Racinaea tetrantha (Ruiz & Pav.) M.A.Spencer & L.B.Sm., Phytologia 74: 158 (1993).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Tillandsia tetrantha Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. 3: 39 (1802).
• Homotypic
  • Billbergia tetrantha (Ruiz & Pav.) Beer, Fam. Bromel.: 127 (1856).
  • Tillandsia tetrantha var. typica L.B.Sm., Contr. Gray Herb. 89: 42 (1930), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Bolivia; Colombia; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Haiti; Peru; Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Spencer, M.A. & Smith, L.B., 1993. Phytologia 74: 158.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Racinaea tetrantha 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. Racinaea tetrantha. Published online. Accessed: Jul 01 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Racinaea tetrantha in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 01.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Racinaea tetrantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Jul 2019.

Vernacular names

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