Tillandsia prolata (H.Luther) Gouda & Barfuss (2015)

Synonyms:

• Tillandsia xiphioides subsp. prolata H.Luther (1996)

Tillandsia xiphioides subsp. prolata H.Luther

Status: Basionym

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 46(5): 211-212 (1996)

Type: Bolivia. La Paz: roadside from La Paz to Mecapaca, Valle de la Luna, Rio Abajo, 2500-3000 m elev., Aug. 1993, D. Cathcart B-2 legit, flowered in cultivation, 5 Oct. 1995, D. Cathcart s.n. (holotype: SEL; isotype: LPB).

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Taxonomic Change:

• In figure 4, the phylogram, it seems to be clear that Tillandsia xiphioides ssp. proliata should be treated as a species to its own right. —See Till & Barfuss 2014 p. 98