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Tillandsia purpurea

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Tillandsia purpurea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Tillandsia subg. Phytarrhiza
Species:
T. purpurea
Binomial name
Tillandsia purpurea
Synonyms
  • Platystachys purpurea (Ruiz & Pav.) Beer
  • Tillandsia azurea C.Presl
  • Tillandsia scoparia Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Tillandsia longibracteata Meyen
  • Anoplophytum longibracteatum (Meyen) Beer
  • Platystachys azurea (C.Presl) Beer
  • Platystachys scoparia Beer

Tillandsia purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae.[1][2] It is endemic to Peru, first described by Ruiz and Pavón in 1802.[3]

Cultivars

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  • Tillandsia 'Shooting Star'[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Tillandsia purpurea Ruiz & Pav". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  2. ^ "Tillandsia purpurea Ruiz & Pav". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009