Tillandsia tricolor

Tillandsia tricolor

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 tricolor

Name

• Tillandsia tricolor Schltdl. & Cham., Linnaea 6: 54 (1831).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Vriesea xiphostachys Hook., Bot. Mag. 87: t. 5287 (1861).
  • Tillandsia acroleuca Mez & Purpus, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 72 (1919).
  • Tillandsia melanocrater L.B.Sm., Contr. Gray Herb. 117: 31 (1937).
  • Tillandsia tricolor var. picta L.B.Sm., Contr. Gray Herb. 154: 38 (1945).
  • Tillandsia tricolor var. melanocrater (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm., J. Washington Acad. Sci. 43: 68 (1953).

Distribution

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

References

• Schlechtendal, D.F.L.v. & Chamisso, L.K.A.v., 1831. Linnaea 6: 54.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Tillandsia tricolor in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Tillandsia tricolor. Published online. Accessed: Jul 08 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Tillandsia tricolor in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 08.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Tillandsia tricolor. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Jul 2019.

Vernacular names

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