Tillandsia xiphioides

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Tillandsia xiphioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Tillandsia subg. Aerobia
Species:
T. xiphioides
Binomial name
Tillandsia xiphioides
Ker Gawl.
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 in 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[edit]

  • Tillandsia 'Folly'[4]
  • Tillandsia 'Mystic Trumpet'[4]
  • Tillandsia 'Mystic Trumpet Peach'[4]
  • Tillandsia 'Mystic Trumpet Pink'[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Krömer, Thorsten; Kessler, Michael; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Gouda, Eric J.; Ibisch, Pierre L.; Till, Walter; Vásquez, Roberto (1 October 1999). "Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 20 (2): 201–223. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760025.
  3. ^ Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. JSTOR 23499386.
  4. ^ a b c d BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009