Tillandsia capillaris

Tillandsia capillaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Tillandsioideae
Genus:	Tillandsia
Subgenus:	Diaphoranthema
Species:	T. capillaris
Binomial name
	Tillandsia capillaris; Ruiz & Pavón
Synonyms
	Diaphoranthema capillaris (Ruiz & Pav.) Beer; Tillandsia capillaris f. typica L.B.Sm.; Tillandsia dependens Hieron. ex Mez; Tillandsia hieronymi Mez; Tillandsia permutata A.Cast.; Tillandsia cordobensis Hieron.;

Tillandsia capillaris is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to southern and western South America (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Three taxa are recognized at the "form" level:^[1]

Tillandsia capillaris f. capillaris - most of species range
Tillandsia capillaris f. cordobensis (Hieron.) L.B.Sm. - Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile
Tillandsia capillaris f. virescens (Ruiz & Pav.) L.B.Sm. - Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae Retrieved 21 October 2009
^ Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Retrieved 12 October 2009
^ Castello, L.V. & Galetto, L. (2013). How many taxa can be recognised within the complex Tillandsia capillaris (Bromeliaceae, Tillandsioideae)?. PhytoKeys 23: 25-39.

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