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Tillandsia turneri

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Tillandsia turneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia
Species:
T. turneri
Binomial name
Tillandsia turneri
Synonyms[1]
  • Tillandsia rhodocincta Baker
  • Tillandsia multifolia Mez
  • Tillandsia cornuaulti André
  • Guzmania cornuaulti (André) André ex Mez
  • Tillandsia archeri L.B.Sm.
  • Thecophyllum cornuaulti (André) Mez

Tillandsia turneri is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae.[2] This species is native to Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, and northern Brazil.[1][3][4]

Three varieties are recognized:[1]

  1. Tillandsia turneri var. orientalis L.B.Sm. – southern Venezuela, Guyana, northern Brazil
  2. Tillandsia turneri var. patens L.B.Sm. – northwestern Venezuela
  3. Tillandsia turneri var. turneri – Colombia, northwestern Venezuela

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ "Tillandsia turneri Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Holst, Bruce K. (1 February 1994). "Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 15 (1). ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41759858.
  4. ^ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.