The Bromeliaceae is a family of monocot flowering plants of 75 genera and around 3590 known species native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana.
Tillandsioideae is a subfamily of plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae. This subfamily contains the greatest number of species (1,277). Most are epiphytic or lithophytic, growing in trees or on rocks where they absorb water and nutrients from the air. Spanish moss of the Tillandsia genus is a well-known variety. Bromeliads in the genera Guzmania and Vriesea are the more commonly cultivated members of this subfamily.
Tillandsia subg. Anoplophytum is a subgenus of the genus Tillandsia.
Tillandsia dura is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. Tillandsia dura grows into a group of plants with a whorled leaf form. This species is endemic to Brazil.
Vriesea saundersii is a plant species in the genus Vriesea. This species is endemic to Brazil.
Tillandsia arequitae is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is native to Brazil and Uruguay, its specific epithet referring to Cerro Arequita, Lavalleja Department in Uruguay.
Tillandsia crocata is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Tillandsia didisticha is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is native to Bolivia and Brazil.
Tillandsia juncea is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to northern South America, Central America, Mexico and the West indies.
Tillandsia leonamiana is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Brazil.
Tillandsia polystachia is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America, the West Indies, Bolivia, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico and Venezuela.
Tillandsia pruinosa, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is commonly known as the fuzzywuzzy airplant. This species is native to northern South America, Central America, southern Mexico, the West Indies and Florida.
Tillandsia recurvifolia is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil.
Tillandsia streptocarpa is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. This species is native to Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil.
Tillandsia tenuifolia, the narrowleaf airplant, is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is widespread across much of South America and the Caribbean islands.
Tillandsia tricholepis is a plant species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is native to Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil.
Tillandsia fasciculata, commonly known as the giant airplant or cardinal airplant, is a species of bromeliad that is native to Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, northern South America, and the southeastern United States. Within the United States, this airplant is at risk of extirpation from the Mexican bromeliad weevil, Metamasius callizona.
Tillandsia polita is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to Mexico and Central America. It was first described by Lyman Bradford Smith in 1941. As of October 2022, the Encyclopaedia of Bromeliads regarded it as a natural hybrid of Tillandsia rodrigueziana and Tillandsia rotundata.
Tillandsia rectangula is a plant species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. This species is native to Bolivia and Argentina. Tillandsia rectangula was described and the name validly published by John Gilbert Baker in 1878. Tillandsia rectangula is a species in the genus Tillandsia which contains between 713 and 777 species and belongs to the family of the Bromeliaceae. The type species of the genus is Tillandsia utriculata. The perennials prefer a sunny situation on fresh to moist soil. They tolerate temperatures only above at least 1 °C.The plants are suited for cultivation in a temperate house.
Tillandsia subg. Aerobia is a subgenus of the genus Tillandsia.
