Tillandsia myosura

Systematics
Family: Bromeliads (Bromeliaceae) Subfamily: Tillandsioideae Genus: Tillandsia Subgenus: Diaphoranthema Species: myosura
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Tillandsia myosura Grisebach ex Baker, 1878

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The species name myosura (greek. mys, myós = mouse; oura = tail) probably describes the shape of the leafs.

Distribution:

Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay (?), Northern-Argentina
epiphytic in dry regions
700 - 2600 m

 

 

Imagelinks:

• Images - Photo Index of the FCBS-website

Original Description:

Tillandsia myosura Grisebach ex Baker (1878) Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 16: 240

(J. Bot.)

Synonyms:

• Tillandsia nappi Lorentz & Niederlein, 1881

Literature:

• Smith & Downs (1977) Flora Neotropica 14(2): 885
• Kiff (1991) A distributional checklist of the Genus Tillandsia :36
• Luther (2008) An Alphabetical List of Bromeliad Binomials Edit. XI :89