Tillandsia tricholepis

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Tillandsia tricholepis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Tillandsia subg. Diaphoranthema
Species:
T. tricholepis
Binomial name
Tillandsia tricholepis
Synonyms [1]

Tillandsia bryoidesGriseb. ex Baker
Tillandsia polytrichoidesE.Morren
Tillandsia tricholepis var. argenteaHassl.

Tillandsia tricholepis is a plant species of flowering plant in the Pineapple Family Bromeliaceae. [2] It is native to Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil. [1] [3] [4] [5] A curiosity of its morphology is that it is a land-dwelling plant which has no stomata., [6] a characteristic it shares only with Stylites (or Isoetes) andicola.

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<i>Tillandsia geminiflora</i> Species of plant

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<i>Tillandsia juncea</i> Species of plant

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<i>Tillandsia lorentziana</i> Species of plant

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<i>Tillandsia paraensis</i> Species of plant

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<i>Tillandsia polystachia</i> Species of epiphyte

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.

<i>Tillandsia pruinosa</i> Species of plant

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Tillandsia recurvifolia is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil.

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References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Tillandsia tricholepis Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. Krömer, Thorsten; Kessler, Michael; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Gouda, Eric J.; Ibisch, Pierre L.; Till, Walter; Vásquez, Roberto (1 October 1999). "Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 20 (2): 201–223. ISSN   2689-0682. JSTOR   41760025. A
  4. Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi: 10.1590/2175-7860200859114 . JSTOR   23499386.
  5. Identification key
  6. Benzing, David H. (1980). Biology of the Bromeliads. Eurika, California: Mad River Press. pp. 52 and 68.

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