| Tillandsia excelsa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Tillandsia |
| Subgenus: | Tillandsia subg. Allardtia |
| Species: | T. excelsa |
| Binomial name | |
| Tillandsia excelsa | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Tillandsia excelsa is a species in the genus Tillandsia . It is native to Central America, Cuba, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic. [1] [2] [3]
Tillandsia is a genus of around 650 species of evergreen, perennial flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, native to the forests, mountains and deserts of northern Mexico and south-eastern United States, Mesoamerica and the Caribbean to mid Argentina. Their leaves, more or less silvery in color, are covered with specialized cells (trichomes) capable of rapidly absorbing water that gathers on them.
Tillandsia balbisiana, common name northern needleleaf, is a species of bromeliad in the genus Tillandsia. This species in native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, the West Indies, and Florida.
Tillandsia bulbosa, the bulbous airplant, is a species in the genus Tillandsia. It is widespread across Central America, the West Indies, southern Mexico, and northern and eastern South America.
Tillandsia xerographica is a species of bromeliad that is native to southern Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. The name is derived from the Greek words ξηρός (xeros), meaning "dry", and γραφία (graphia), meaning "writing". It is included in Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia.
Tillandsia capitata is a species in the genus Tillandsia. It is native to Mexico, Honduras, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
Tillandsia brachycaulos is a species in the genus Tillandsia. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and Venezuela.
Tillandsia polystachia is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America, the West Indies, Bolivia, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico and Venezuela.
Tillandsia compressa is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Mexico, Colombia, Central America, and the West Indies.
Tillandsia festucoides, commonly known as the fescue airplant, is a species of bromeliad that is native to the Greater Antilles, Mexico, the Cayman Islands, and Central America.
Tillandsia flabellata is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. This species is native to southern Mexico and Central America.
Tillandsia grandis is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Tillandsia lucida is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Honduras.
Tillandsia magnusiana is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to southern and western Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras.
Tillandsia orogenes is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Chiapas, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Honduras.
Tillandsia ponderosa is a plant species in the Bromeliad family, genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.
Tillandsia pseudobaileyi is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
Tillandsia rhomboidea is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is native to Colombia, Bolivia, Honduras, Chiapas, Venezuela, Costa Rica, and Ecuador.
Tillandsia tricolor is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America and Mexico.
Tillandsia viridiflora is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
Tillandsia kammii is a species in the genus Tillandsia that is native to Honduras, but has also been collected in El Salvador. It was first discovered in Honduras in 1977 in the regions of Olancho, Lempira and Copan. Its common name is Kamm's tillandsia.