Bromeliaceae
Tillandsia

Tillandsia virescens Ruiz & Pav.

First published in Fl. Peruv. 3: 43 (1802)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peru to N. Argentina. It is a perennial or epiphyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile North, Peru

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Tillandsia capillaris f. virescens.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gillies [s n] Argentina Tillandsia capillaris f. virescens K000321892 Type Yes
Sharpe, J.E. [99] Peru Tillandsia capillaris f. virescens K002273622 Yes
Sharpe, J.E. [153] Peru Tillandsia capillaris f. virescens K002273623 Yes
Williams, R.S. [2530] Peru Tillandsia capillaris f. virescens K002273621 Yes
[L. Colchester]; Bridges [534] Chile Tillandsia capillaris f. cordobensis K002273947 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile Tillandsia capillaris f. cordobensis K002273945 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J.; Beetle, A.A. [22190] Argentina Tillandsia capillaris f. cordobensis K002273944 Yes
[Cara Cauka] [s.n.] Chile Tillandsia capillaris f. cordobensis K002273951 Yes
Cuming [[167]] Chile Tillandsia capillaris f. cordobensis K002273949 Yes
Bridges [534] Chile Tillandsia capillaris f. cordobensis K002273950 Yes
Cuming, H. [s.n.] Chile Tillandsia capillaris f. cordobensis K002273946 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile Tillandsia capillaris f. cordobensis K002273948 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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 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