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[1]
  • 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:

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

Cultivars

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Schlechtendal, Linnaea 18: 427-429. 1844.
  3. ↑ Espejo-Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (2005). Bromeliaceae. Flora de Veracruz 136: 1-307. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Recursos Bióticos, Xalapa, Veracruz
  4. ↑ Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009
  5. 1 2 BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009


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