Bromeliaceae
Tillandsia

Tillandsia leiboldiana Schltdl.

First published in Linnaea 18: 414 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Central America. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Espejo-Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (2005). Bromeliaceae. Flora de Veracruz 136: 1-307. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Recursos Bióticos, Xalapa, Veracruz.
  • Espejo-Serna, A., López-Ferrari, A.R., Martínez-Correa, N. & Pulido-Esparza, V.A. (2007). Bromeliad flora of Oaxaca, Mexico: richness and distribution. Acta Botanica Mexicana 81: 71-147. Instituto de Ecología A.C.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 4, 1983 Bourgeau, M. [1906] Mexico K000321726 Type Yes
Mar 4, 1983 Hahn [s n] Mexico K000321724 Type Yes
Mar 4, 1983 Hahn [s n] Mexico K000321725 Holotype Yes
Stevens, W.D.; Stevens, W.D.; Grijalva, A. [15239] Nicaragua K002272614 Yes
Gold, D. [251] Costa Rica K002272621 Yes
Rivera, G. [2040] Costa Rica K002272617 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [S-810] Belize K002272625 Yes
Maas, P.J.M. [1243] Costa Rica K002272615 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K002272622 Yes
Cascante, A. [1503] Costa Rica K002272618 Yes
Herrera, G.; Vargas, G.; Rivera, G.; Goméz, L.D. [6503] Costa Rica K002272616 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Dawson, R.F.; Youse, H.R. [5932] Honduras K002272624 Yes
Tate, R. [417] Nicaragua K002272613 Yes
Estrada, A.; Solano, J.; Volio, E. [2191] Costa Rica K002272620 Yes
Estrada, A. [1083] Costa Rica K002272619 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; Reko, B.P. [415] Mexico K002272623 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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