Tillandsia tectorum

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Tillandsia tectorum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Tillandsia subg. Viridantha
Species:
T. tectorum
Binomial name
Tillandsia tectorum
E.Morren
Synonyms [1]
  • Tillandsia argenteaK.Koch & Verschaff. 1868, illegitimate homonym, not Griseb. 1866
  • Tillandsia rupicolaBaker
  • Tillandsia saxicolaMez
  • Tillandsia tectorum f. giganteaL.Hrom.
  • Tillandsia tectorum var. globosaL.Hrom.
  • Tillandsia tectorum var. viridulaL.Hrom.

Tillandsia tectorum is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia . It is native to Peru and Ecuador. [1]

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