Tillandsia variabilis

Tillandsia variabilis

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
Subgenus: T. subg. Tillandsia
Species: Tillandsia variabilis

Name

Tillandsia variabilis Schltdl., 1845

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Tillandsia valenzuelana A.Rich. in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 267 (1850).
  • Platystachys moritziana Beer, Fam. Bromel.: 265 (1856), nom. nud.
  • Tillandsia laxa Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 596 (1864).
  • Tillandsia houzeavii É.Morren ex Chapm., Fl. South. U.S., ed. 2(Suppl.): 655 (1883).
  • Tillandsia brachypoda Baker, J. Bot. 25: 237 (1887).
  • Tillandsia sublaxa Baker, J. Bot. 26: 280 (1888).
  • Tillandsia moritziana Klotzsch ex Baker, Handb. Bromel.: 174 (1889).
  • Tillandsia polystachia var. alba Wittm., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 11: 65 (1889).
  • Tillandsia domingensis Mez, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 73 (1919).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Belize; Bolivia; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Florida; Guatemala; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Nicaragua; Panam; Puerto Rico; Venezuela Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; 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., 1845. Linnaea 18: 418.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Tillandsia variabilis 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 variabilis. Published online. Accessed: Jul 08 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Tillandsia variabilis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 08.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Tillandsia variabilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Jul 2019.

Vernacular names

English: leatherleaf airplant

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