Tillandsia guelzii | |
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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. Anoplophytum |
Species: | T. guelzii |
Binomial name | |
Tillandsia guelzii Rauh | |
Tillandsia guelzii is a species in the genus Tillandsia . It is endemic to Jujuy Province of northern Argentina. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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Tillandsia subg. Anoplophytum is a subgenus of the genus Tillandsia.
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Tillandsia heterandra, synonym Vriesea heterandra, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to north-west South America. It was first described by Édouard André in 1888.
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Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia is a subgenus of the genus Tillandsia.
Tillandsia subg. Aerobia is a subgenus of the genus Tillandsia.
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Tillandsia subg. Viridantha is a subgenus of the genus Tillandsia.