Tillandsia latifolia var. leucophylla

Systematics
Family: Bromeliads (Bromeliaceae) Subfamily: Tillandsioideae Genus: Tillandsia Subgenus: Allardtia Species: latifolia Variety: leucophylla
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Tillandsia latifolia var. leucophylla Rauh, 1974

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The name leucophylla (griech. leukós = weiß, phýllon = the leaf) describes the leaves which are densely covered with scales.

Distribution:

Northern-Peru, Dept. Cajamarca
saxicolous on steep cliffs
600 - 800 m

 

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Imagelinks:

• Images - Photo Index of the FCBS-website

Original Description:

Tillandsia latifolia var. leucophylla Rauh (1974) Bromelienstudien IV. Mitteilung In: Tropische und Subtropische Pflanzenwelt 13: 21-37

(Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt)

Synonyms:

• none

Literature:

• Baensch (1994) Blooming Bromeliads :205
• Luther (2008) An Alphabetical List of Bromeliad Binomials Edit. XI :87