Tillandsia excelsa is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae.[2][3] It is native to Central America, Cuba, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic.[1][4][5]

Tillandsia excelsa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia
Species:
T. excelsa
Binomial name
Tillandsia excelsa
Synonyms[1]
  • Tillandsia costaricana Mez & Wercklé
  • Tillandsia werckleana Mez

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ "Tillandsia excelsa Griseb". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Tillandsia excelsa Griseb". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  5. ^ Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.