Tillandsia viridiflora

Tillandsia viridiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Tillandsioideae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Pseudalcantarea
Species: T. viridiflora
Binomial name
Tillandsia viridiflora
(Beer) Baker
Synonyms[1]
  • Platystachys viridiflora Beer
  • Vriesea billbergiae Lem.
  • Tillandsia macropetala Wawra
  • Tillandsia billbergiae (Lem.) Baker
  • Tillandsia orizabensis Baker
  • Tillandsia longiflora Sessé & Moc.

Tillandsia viridiflora is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.[1][2]

Two varieties are recognized:[1]

  1. Tillandsia viridiflora var. variegata Seaborn - Veracruz
  2. Tillandsia viridiflora var. viridiflora - most of species range

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009


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