Tillandsia purpurea

Tillandsia purpurea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Tillandsioideae
Tribus: Tillandsieae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: T. subg. Phytarrhiza
Species: Tillandsia purpurea

Name

• Tillandsia purpurea Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. 3: 41. 1802.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Platystachys purpurea (Ruiz & Pav.) Beer, Fam. Bromel.: 89. 1856.

• Heterotypic
  • Anoplophytum longibracteatum (Meyen) Beer, Fam. Bromel.: 264. 1856.
  • Platystachys azurea (C.Presl) Beer, Fam. Bromel.: 90. 1856.
  • Platystachys scoparia Beer, Fam. Bromel.: 265. 1856, nom. inval.
  • Tillandsia azurea C.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 124. 1827.
  • Tillandsia longibracteata Meyen, Observ. Bot. 2: 45. 1835.
  • Tillandsia scoparia Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 7(2): 1217. 1830.

Homonyms

• Tillandsia purpurea Spreng., nom. illeg. = Tillandsia sprengeliana Klotzsch ex Mez

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Ruiz López, H. & Pavón, J.A. (1802) Fl. Peruv. 3: 41.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Tillandsia purpurea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Tillandsia purpurea. Published online. Accessed: Jul 07 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Tillandsia purpurea in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 07.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Tillandsia purpurea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Jul 2019.

Vernacular names

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