Tillandsia capillaris

Tillandsia capillaris is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to southern and western South America (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador).[1][2][3][4]

Tillandsia capillaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Tillandsia subg. Diaphoranthema
Species:
T. capillaris
Binomial name
Tillandsia capillaris
Ruiz & Pavón
Synonyms[1]
  • Diaphoranthema capillaris (Ruiz & Pav.) Beer
  • Tillandsia capillaris f. typica L.B.Sm.
  • Tillandsia dependens Hieron. ex Mez
  • Tillandsia hieronymi Mez
  • Tillandsia permutata A.Cast.
  • Tillandsia cordobensis Hieron.

Three taxa are recognized at the "form" level:[1]

  1. Tillandsia capillaris f. capillaris - most of species range
  2. Tillandsia capillaris f. cordobensis (Hieron.) L.B.Sm. - Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile
  3. Tillandsia capillaris f. virescens (Ruiz & Pav.) L.B.Sm. - Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile

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. Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Archived 2006-09-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 October 2009
  4. Castello, L.V. & Galetto, L. (2013). How many taxa can be recognised within the complex Tillandsia capillaris (Bromeliaceae, Tillandsioideae)?. PhytoKeys 23: 25-39.


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