Tillandsia × smalliana is a natural hybrid (T. balbisiana × T. fasciculata) in the genus Tillandsia. This plant is native to the US state of Florida.[1][2][3] Some reports indicate that it may formerly have existed also in Central America, but is now apparently extinct there.[4]
| Tillandsia × smalliana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Tillandsia |
| Species: | T. × smalliana
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| Binomial name | |
| Tillandsia × smalliana H.Luther
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The name is not considered to be validly published because its initial 1985 coinage was not accompanied by a Latin description.[4]
References edit
- ^ Flora of North America, Tillandsia × smalliana H. Luther, Phytologia. 57:176. 1985.
- ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
- ^ Luther, H.E. "Bromeliaceae of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands)" (PDF). Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
