Tillandsia tenuifolia

Tillandsia tenuifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Tillandsioideae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Anoplophytum
Species: T. tenuifolia
Binomial name
Tillandsia tenuifolia
L.
Synonyms[1]
  • Tillandsia triflora Vell.
  • Tillandsia pityphylla Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Diaphoranthema triflora (Vell.) Beer
  • Anoplophytum amoenum E.Morren
  • Anoplophytum brachypodium E.Morren ex Baker
  • Tillandsia brachypodia Mez
  • Tillandsia cyanescens Mez
  • Tillandsia pulchella Hook.
  • Tillandsia pulchra Hook.
  • Tillandsia subulata Vell.
  • Anoplophytum pulchellum (Hook.) Beer
  • Diaphoranthema subulata (Vell.) Beer
  • Tillandsia autumnalis F.Muell.
  • Tillandsia astragaloides Mez
  • Tillandsia firmula Mez
  • Tillandsia pseudostricta Chodat & Vischer
  • Tillandsia appariciana E.Pereira
  • Tillandsia pernambucensis E.Pereira

Tillandsia tenuifolia, the narrowleaf airplant,[2] is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is widespread across much of South America and the Caribbean islands.[1][3][4][5][6][7]

Four varieties are recognized:

  1. Tillandsia tenuifolia var. disticha (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. - States of Rio de Janeiro + São Paulo
  2. Tillandsia tenuifolia var. saxicola (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. - States of Rio de Janeiro + São Paulo
  3. Tillandsia tenuifolia var. tenuifolia - most of species range
  4. Tillandsia tenuifolia var. vaginata (Wawra) L.B.Sm. - Jamaica, Martinique, Brazil, Paraguay

Cultivars

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ "Tillandsia tenuifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae Retrieved 21 October 2009
  4. ↑ BROMELIACEAE DA MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA retrieved 22 October 2009
  5. ↑ Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009 Four varieties are recognized:
  6. ↑ Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  7. ↑ da Costa, A.F. & Wendt, T. (2007). Bromeliaceae na região de Macaé de Cima, Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 58: 905-939.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009
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