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Tillandsia latifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Tillandsia
Subgenus:	Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia
Species:	T. latifolia
Binomial name
Tillandsia latifolia Meyen
Synonyms
Platystachys latifolia (Meyen) K.Koch Tillandsia divaricata Benth Tillandsia minor Mez & Sodiro Tillandsia kunthiana Gaudich. Platystachys kunthiana (Gaudich.) Beer Tillandsia grisea Baker Tillandsia oxysepala Baker Tillandsia gayi Baker Tillandsia murorum Mez

Tillandsia latifolia is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Ecuador and Peru. Four varieties are recognized:

1. Tillandsia latifolia var. divaricata (Benth.) Mez – Peru, Ecuador
2. Tillandsia latifolia var. latifolia – Peru, Ecuador
3. Tillandsia latifolia var. leucophylla Rauh – Peru
4. Tillandsia latifolia var. major Mez – Peru

Cultivars

• Tillandsia 'Black Feather'
• Tillandsia 'Cajatambo'
• Tillandsia 'Canta'
• Tillandsia 'Delgado'
• Tillandsia 'Graffiti'
• Tillandsia 'Tom Thumb'

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Archived 2006-09-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 October 2009
3. ^ BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009

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