Tillandsia turneri

Tillandsia turneri is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, and northern Brazil.[1][2][3]

Tillandsia turneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:
Tillandsioideae
Genus:
Tillandsia
Subgenus:
Allardtia
Species:
T. turneri
Binomial name
Tillandsia turneri
Baker
Synonyms[1]
  • Tillandsia rhodocincta Baker
  • Tillandsia multifolia Mez
  • Tillandsia cornuaulti André
  • Guzmania cornuaulti (André) André ex Mez
  • Tillandsia archeri L.B.Sm.
  • Thecophyllum cornuaulti (André) Mez

Three varieties are recognized:[1]

  1. Tillandsia turneri var. orientalis L.B.Sm. - southern Venezuela, Guyana, northern Brazil
  2. Tillandsia turneri var. patens L.B.Sm. - northwestern Venezuela
  3. Tillandsia turneri var. turneri - Colombia, northwestern Venezuela

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009
  3. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.


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