Tillandsia purpurea

Tillandsia purpurea

Taxonavigation edit

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
Subgenus: T. subg. Phytarrhiza
Species: Tillandsia purpurea

Name edit

  • Tillandsia purpurea Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. 3: 41. 1802.

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Platystachys purpurea (Ruiz & Pav.) Beer, Fam. Bromel.: 89. 1856.
  • Heterotypic
    • Anoplophytum longibracteatum (Meyen) Beer, Fam. Bromel.: 264. 1856.
    • Platystachys azurea (C.Presl) Beer, Fam. Bromel.: 90. 1856.
    • Platystachys scoparia Beer, Fam. Bromel.: 265. 1856, nom. inval.
    • Tillandsia azurea C.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 124. 1827.
    • Tillandsia longibracteata Meyen, Observ. Bot. 2: 45. 1835.
    • Tillandsia scoparia Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 7(2): 1217. 1830.

Homonyms edit

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Peru

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

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