Tillandsia excelsa

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Tillandsia excelsa
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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. excelsa
Binomial name
Tillandsia excelsa
Synonyms [1]
  • Tillandsia costaricanaMez & Wercklé
  • Tillandsia werckleanaMez

Tillandsia excelsa is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae . [2] [3] It is native to Central America, Cuba, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic. [1] [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Tillandsia excelsa Griseb". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  3. "Tillandsia excelsa Griseb". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  4. Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  5. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.