Tillandsia xiphioides

Tillandsia xiphioides is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina.[1][2][3]

Tillandsia xiphioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:
Tillandsioideae
Genus:
Tillandsia
Subgenus:
Anoplophytum
Species:
T. xiphioides
Binomial name
Tillandsia xiphioides
Ker-Gawler
Synonyms[1]
  • Anoplophytum xiphioides (Ker Gawl.) Beer ex Baker
  • Tillandsia suaveolens Lem.
  • Tillandsia macrocnemis Griseb.
  • Tillandsia sericea Baker
  • Tillandsia xiphioides var. lutea L.Hrom.

Four infraspecific taxa are recognized:[1]

  1. Tillandsia xiphioides var. minor L.Hrom. - Argentina
  2. Tillandsia xiphioides subsp. prolata H.E.Luther - Bolivia
  3. Tillandsia xiphioides var. tafiensis L.B.Sm - Argentina
  4. Tillandsia xiphioides subsp. xiphioides - most of species range

Cultivars
  • Tillandsia 'Folly'[4]
  • Tillandsia 'Mystic Trumpet'[4]
  • Tillandsia 'Mystic Trumpet Peach'[4]
  • Tillandsia 'Mystic Trumpet Pink'[4]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae Archived 2010-11-29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21 October 2009
  3. BROMELIACEAE DA MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA retrieved 22 October 2009
  4. BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009


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