Tillandsia purpurea

Tillandsia purpurea is a species in the genus Tillandsia. It is endemic to Peru, first described by Ruiz & Pavón in 1802.[2]

Tillandsia purpurea
1802 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
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T. purpurea
Binomial name
Tillandsia purpurea
Ruiz & Pavón
Synonyms[2]
  • Platystachys purpurea (Ruiz & Pav.) Beer
  • Tillandsia azurea C.Presl
  • Tillandsia scoparia Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Tillandsia longibracteata Meyen
  • Anoplophytum longibracteatum (Meyen) Beer
  • Platystachys azurea (C.Presl) Beer
  • Platystachys scoparia Beer

Cultivars

  • Tillandsia 'Shooting Star'[3]

References

  1. Flora peruviana, 1802, Ruiz & Pavon
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009


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