Tillandsia bulbosa

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Tillandsia bulbosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia
Species:
T. bulbosa
Binomial name
Tillandsia bulbosa
Hook.
Synonyms [1]
  • Platystachys bulbosa(Hook.) Beer
  • Tillandsia bulbosa var. brasiliensisSchult. & Schult.f.
  • Tillandsia bulbosa var. pictaHook.
  • Tillandsia erythraeaLindl. & Paxton
  • Tillandsia pumilaLindl. & Paxton
  • Platystachys erythraea(Lindl. & Paxton) Beer
  • Tillandsia bulbosa f. albaTakiz.

Tillandsia pumilaGriseb. 1865, illegitimate homonym, not Lindl. & Paxton 1850

Tillandsia bulbosa, the bulbous airplant, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia . It is widespread across Central America, the West Indies, southern Mexico (Chiapas, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatán Peninsula), and northern and eastern South America (Venezuela, Colombia, the Guianas, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Alagoas, Amapá, Pernambuco). [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] According to Emsley, this tank bromeliad's leaves are joined at the top so that the plant can be turned upside down without losing water. [10]

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