Tillandsia purpurea is a species in the genus Tillandsia. It is endemic to Peru, first described by Ruiz and Pavón in 1802.[1]

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
Ruiz & Pavón
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

Cultivars

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  • Tillandsia 'Shooting Star'[2]

References

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