Tillandsia capillaris

Systematics
Family: Bromeliads (Bromeliaceae) Subfamily: Tillandsioideae Genus: Tillandsia Subgenus: Diaphoranthema Species: capillaris
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Tillandsia capillaris Ruiz & Pavón, 1802

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Since Till (1989) this species is no longer divided into varieties and forms like in Smith & Downs (1977).

Distribution:

Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
epiphytic
350 - 3600 m

 

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Imagelinks:

• Images - Photo Index of the FCBS-website

Original Description:

Tillandsia capillaris Ruiz & Pavón (1802) Flora Peruviana 3: 42

(Fl. Peruv.)

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  Original Description of
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Synonyms:

• Tillandsia capillaris f. capillaris Ruiz & Pavón, 1802
• Tillandsia propinqua sensu Grisebach, 1879 (?); non Gay, 1853
• Diaphoranthema capillaris (Ruiz & Pavón) Beer, 1856
• Tillandsia incana Gillies ex Baker, 1878; non Wawra, 1880
• Tillandsia lanuginosa Gillies ex Baker, 1878
• Tillandsia pusilla Gillies ex Baker, 1878
• Tillandsia lichenoides Hieronymos, 1885
• Tillandsia propinqua var. saxicola Hieronymos, 1885
• Tillandsia capillaris var. incana (Gillies ex Baker) Mez, 1896 (or nur Mez, 1896 ??)
• Tillandsia capillaris var. lanuginosa (Gillies ex Baker) Mez, 1896 (or nur Mez, 1896 ??)
• Tillandsia hieronymi Mez, 1896
• Tillandsia capillaris f. hieronymi (Mez) L.B. Smith, 1935
• Tillandsia capillaris f. incana (Gillies ex Baker) L.B. Smith, 1935
• Tillandsia capillaris f. typica L.B. Smith, 1935
• Tillandsia hieronymi var. lichenoides (Hieronymos) Castellanos, 1945
• Tillandsia permutata Castellanos, 1945
• list needs to be rechecked

Literature:

• Smith & Downs (1977) Flora Neotropica 14(2): 892
• Till (1989) Die Bromelie 2: 31-34
• Kiff (1991) A distributional checklist of the Genus Tillandsia :11
• Till (1995) Linzer biologische Beiträge 27/1: 417
• Luther & Sieff (1997) Selbyana 18(1): 111
• Roguenant (2001) Les Tillandsia et les Racinaea :256-258
• Pinto (2005) Tillandsia del Norte de Chile y del Extremo Sur de Perú :14, 16-17 ff.
• Luther (2008) An Alphabetical List of Bromeliad Binomials Edit. XI :80