Tillandsia tenuifolia

Tillandsia tenuifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Tillandsioideae
Genus:	Tillandsia
Subgenus:	Anoplophytum
Species:	T. tenuifolia
Binomial name
Tillandsia tenuifolia L.
Synonyms[1]
Tillandsia triflora Vell. Tillandsia pityphylla Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. Diaphoranthema triflora (Vell.) Beer Anoplophytum amoenum E.Morren Anoplophytum brachypodium E.Morren ex Baker Tillandsia brachypodia Mez Tillandsia cyanescens Mez Tillandsia pulchella Hook. Tillandsia pulchra Hook. Tillandsia subulata Vell. Anoplophytum pulchellum (Hook.) Beer Diaphoranthema subulata (Vell.) Beer Tillandsia autumnalis F.Muell. Tillandsia astragaloides Mez Tillandsia firmula Mez Tillandsia pseudostricta Chodat & Vischer Tillandsia appariciana E.Pereira Tillandsia pernambucensis E.Pereira

Tillandsia tenuifolia, the narrowleaf airplant,^[2] is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is widespread across much of South America and the West Indies.^{[1][3][4][5][6][7]}

Four varieties are recognized:

1. Tillandsia tenuifolia var. disticha (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. - States of Rio de Janeiro + São Paulo
2. Tillandsia tenuifolia var. saxicola (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. - States of Rio de Janeiro + São Paulo
3. Tillandsia tenuifolia var. tenuifolia - most of species range
4. Tillandsia tenuifolia var. vaginata (Wawra) L.B.Sm. - Jamaica, Martinique, Brazil, Paraguay

Cultivars

• Tillandsia 'Bingo'^[8]
• Tillandsia 'Bonsall Beauty'^[8]
• Tillandsia 'Coconut Ice'^[8]
• Tillandsia 'Emerald Forest'^[8]
• Tillandsia 'Flamingoes'^[8]
• Tillandsia 'Gildora'^[8]
• Tillandsia 'Green Goddess'^[8]
• Tillandsia 'Hoja Gorda'^[8]
• Tillandsia 'Perky Pink'^[8]
• Tillandsia 'Sexton'^[8]
• Tillandsia 'Silver Comb'^[8]

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. "Tillandsia tenuifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
3. Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae Retrieved 21 October 2009
4. BROMELIACEAE DA MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA retrieved 22 October 2009
5. Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009 Four varieties are recognized:
6. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
7. da Costa, A.F. & Wendt, T. (2007). Bromeliaceae na região de Macaé de Cima, Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 58: 905-939.
8. BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009