Tillandsia gardneri

Tillandsia gardneri is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Trinidad & Tobago, Colombia, eastern Brazil (as far south as Rio Grande do Sul) and Venezuela.[1][2][3][4]

Tillandsia gardneri
var. gardneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Tillandsioideae
Genus:	Tillandsia
Subgenus:	Anoplophytum
Species:	T. gardneri
Binomial name
Tillandsia gardneri Lindley
Synonyms[1]
Anoplophytum rollissonii E.Morren ex C.Morren Anoplophytum incanum E.Morren ex C.Morren Tillandsia fluminensis Mez Tillandsia regnellii Mez Tillandsia cambuquirensis Silveira Tillandsia venusta Silveira 1931, not Mez & Wercklé 1905

Cultivars

• Tillandsia 'Feather Duster'[5]
• Tillandsia 'Gardicta'[5]
• Tillandsia 'Quicksilver'[5]
• Tillandsia 'Tropic Skye'[5]

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. BROMELIACEAE DA MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA retrieved 22 October 2009
3. Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009
4. Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part II. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(2): 663–1492
5. BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009