Tillandsia tricholepis

Tillandsia tricholepis
Scientific classification
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 Baker
Synonyms [1]
Tillandsia bryoidesGriseb. ex Baker Tillandsia polytrichoidesE.Morren Tillandsia tricholepis var. argenteaHassl.

Tillandsia tricholepis is a plant species of flowering plant in the 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.

References

1. 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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