Tillandsia compressa is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Mexico, Colombia, Central America, and the West Indies.[1][2][3][4]

Tillandsia compressa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Species:
T. compressa
Binomial name
Tillandsia compressa
Bertero ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Synonyms[1]
  • Anoplophytum setaceum Beer
  • Platystachys setacea Beer
  • Tillandsia fasciculata var. venosispica Mez
  • Tillandsia buchii Urb.
  • Tillandsia jaliscomonticola Matuda

Cultivars

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  • Tillandsia 'Casallena'[5]
  • Tillandsia 'Cathcart'[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Espejo-Serna, Adolfo; López-Ferrari, Ana Rosa; Ramírez-morillo, Ivón; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Till, Walter (1 June 2004). "Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 25 (1): 33–86. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760147.
  3. ^ Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  4. ^ Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  5. ^ a b BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009