Tillandsia ultima

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Tillandsia ultima
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia
Species:
T. ultima
Binomial name
Tillandsia ultima
L.B.Sm.

Tillandsia ultima is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia that is native to Colombia and Ecuador. It was first discovered in Colombia in 1946 in the region of Magdalena. [1]

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Description

Tillandsia ultima is an epiphyte. It is classified as endangered in the Colombian Red Book of Plants according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria Version 3.1. [2]

Habitat

Tillandsia ultima inhabits the tropical savanna climate and the warm-summer mediterranean climate in Colombia and Ecuador at elevations around 3000 m. [3]

Cultivars

No cultivars are listed for this species in the BSI Cultivar Registry. [4]

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References

  1. Betancur B., J. C. & N. García. 2006. Las bromelias (Familia Bromeliaceae). Libro Rojo Pl. Colombia 3: 3: 51–383.
  2. «Tillandsia ultima». Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden . Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  3. SMITH, LYMAN B. “STUDIES IN THE BROMELIACEAE, XVI.”Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, vol. 29, no. 10, 1951, pp. I-VIII. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23492616.
  4. Beadle, Don (2009). The BSI Cultivar Registry. Bromeliad Society International.