Tillandsia erubescens

Tillandsia erubescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Tillandsioideae
Genus:	Tillandsia
Species:	T. erubescens
Binomial name
	Tillandsia erubescens; Schlecht.
Synonyms
	Tillandsia arroyoensis (W.Weber & Ehlers) Espejo & López-Ferr.; Anoplophytum benthamianum Beer; Anoplophytum vestitum Beer; Tillandsia benthamiana Klotzsch ex Baker; Tillandsia hartwegiana E.Morren ex Baker; ;

Tillandsia erubescens ^[2] is a species of epiphytic plants of the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico, found over much of the country from Chihuahua to Oaxaca.^[1]^[3]^[4]

Three varieties are recognized:

Tillandsia erubescens var. arroyoensis W.Weber & Ehlers - northeastern Mexico
Tillandsia erubescens var. erubescens - much of Mexico
Tillandsia erubescens var. patentibracteata W.Weber & Ehlers - Sinaloa

Cultivars

^ ^a ^b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Schlechtendal, Linnaea 18: 427-429. 1844.
^ Espejo-Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (2005). Bromeliaceae. Flora de Veracruz 136: 1-307. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Recursos Bióticos, Xalapa, Veracruz
^ Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 3 November 2009
^ ^a ^b BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009

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