Bromeliaceae
Tillandsia

Tillandsia flexuosa Sw.

First published in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 56 (1788)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Florida, Caribbean, SE. Mexico to N. South America. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Aruba, Bahamas, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico Southeast, Netherlands Antilles, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Correll, D.S. & Correll, H.B. (1982). Flora of the Bahama Archipelago: 1-1692. J.Cramer, Vaduz.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.

Flora of the Cayman Islands

  • Sw, Nov. Gen. & Sp. Pl. 56 (1788).

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Correll, D.S. & Correll, H.B. (1982). Flora of the Bahama Archipelago: 1-1692. J.Cramer, Vaduz.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 5, 1983 André, E.F. [695] Venezuela K000321939 Type Yes
Mar 5, 1983 André, E.F. [695] Venezuela K000321942 Type Yes
Mar 5, 1983 André, E.F. [695] Venezuela K000321941 Type Yes
Mar 5, 1983 André, E.F. [695] Venezuela K000321938 Type Yes
Mar 5, 1983 André, E.F. [695] Venezuela K000321940 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1967 De Schack [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K000321807 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1967 Eggers [5667] Trinidad and Tobago K000584874 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 1, 1962 Steyermark, J.A. [89294] Venezuela K000976188 Yes
{Milliken; Bevan; Smart} [101] Venezuela K002273696 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [444] Guyana K002273236 Yes
Owens, R.J.; Gaffee, K.A. [143] Venezuela K002273699 Yes
{Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; B. J. H. ter Welle; James, V.; Andrew, R.} [4857] Guyana K002273229 Yes
s.coll. [K 342] Ecuador K002273707 Yes
Sugden, A. [91] Colombia K002273710 Yes
Jenman [3827] Guyana K002273234 Yes
s.coll. [K 342] Colombia K002273706 Yes
Bio, U.G. [106] Guyana K002273231 Yes
{Eggers} [4349] Bahamas, The K002273035 Yes
Harrison, S.G. [1469] Guyana K000976187 Yes
[S. Hayer] [174] Panama K002273704 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [6765] Guyana K000976186 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [587] Cuba K002273038 Yes
Broadway, W.E. (Mrs) [6782] Trinidad and Tobago K002273040 Yes
[J. Mufo] [s.n.] Jamaica K002273031 Yes
Lewis, W.H.; Dwyer, J.D.; Elias, T. [63] Panama K002273705 Yes
Wilson, P. [7487] Bahamas, The K002273037 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [444] Guyana K002273235 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P6275] Trinidad and Tobago K002273030 Yes
Haught, O.L. [4198] Colombia K002273708 Yes
Smith, H. [2347] Colombia K002273709 Yes
Wilson, P. [7680] Bahamas, The K002273036 Yes
Fendler, A. [826] Trinidad and Tobago K002273034 Yes
Purdie [s.n.] K002273701 Yes
Heller, A.A. [1394] Puerto Rico K002273029 Yes
Schomburgk, R.H. [s.n.] Guyana K002273233 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K002273032 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [7715] Trinidad and Tobago K002273033 Yes
Jenman [6761] Guyana K002273232 Yes
Wright, C. [3271] Cuba K002273039 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [6782] Trinidad and Tobago K002273041 Yes
Owens, R.J.; Gaffee, K.A. [143] Venezuela K002273700 Yes
Wurdack, J.J.; Adderley, L.S. [43752] Venezuela K002273698 Yes
{Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; B. J. H. ter Welle; James, V.; Andrew, R.} [4857] Guyana K002273230 Yes
[J. Pud] [s.n.] K002273702 Yes
Allen, P.H. [3651] Panama K002273703 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0