Tillandsia chontalensis

Tillandsia chontalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Tillandsia
Subgenus:	Tillandsia subg. Pseudovriesea
Species:	T. chontalensis
Binomial name
Tillandsia chontalensis Baker [1]
Synonyms [1]
Tillandsia spuriaMez & Wercklé Vriesea chontalensis(Baker) L.B.Sm.

Tillandsia chontalensis, synonym Vriesea chontalensis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native from Central America (Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama) to Colombia, north west Ecuador and west Bolivia. ^[1] It was first described by John Gilbert Baker in 1887. ^[2]

References

1. "Tillandsia chontalensis Baker", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2022-10-24
2. "Tillandsia chontalensis Baker", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2022-10-24

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• Luther, Harry E. (1995). "An Annotated Checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica". Selbyana. 16 (2): 230–234. ISSN   0361-185X. JSTOR   41759911.
• Luther, H.E. (1999). "Bromeliaceae". In Jørgensen, P.M.; León-Yánez, S. (eds.). Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador = Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Ecuador. St. Louis, Mo.: Missouri Botanical Garden Press. pp. 337–361. ISBN   978-0915279609.