Tillandsia xiphioides

Tillandsia xiphioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Tillandsioideae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Anoplophytum
Species: T. xiphioides
Binomial name
Tillandsia xiphioides
Ker-Gawler
Synonyms[1]
  • Anoplophytum xiphioides (Ker Gawl.) Beer ex Baker
  • Tillandsia suaveolens Lem.
  • Tillandsia macrocnemis Griseb.
  • Tillandsia sericea Baker
  • Tillandsia xiphioides var. lutea L.Hrom.

Tillandsia xiphioides is a species of the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina.[1][2][3]

Four infraspecific taxa are recognized:[1]

  1. Tillandsia xiphioides var. minor L.Hrom. - Argentina
  2. Tillandsia xiphioides subsp. prolata H.E.Luther - Bolivia
  3. Tillandsia xiphioides var. tafiensis L.B.Sm - Argentina
  4. Tillandsia xiphioides subsp. xiphioides - most of species range

Cultivars

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae Retrieved 21 October 2009
  3. ↑ BROMELIACEAE DA MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA retrieved 22 October 2009
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009