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genus Wallisia E.Morr.

(tribus Tillandsieae)

Publ: Belgique Hort. 20: 97 (1870)

Type: Tillandsia lindenii Regel, nom. illeg. [Art. 53.1] [≡ Tillandsia lindeniana Regel, Wallisia lindeniana (Regel) E. Morren]

Number of species: 5

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Genus Notes:

Belgique Hort. 20: 97. 1870, based on Tillandsia sect. Wallisia Regel, Gartenflora 18: 193. Jul-Aug 1869.
Type Tillandsia lindenii Regel, Ind. Sem. Hort. Petrop. 1868: 92 [not seen]. Mar 1869; Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot., ser. 5, 10: 382. Aug 1869; Tillandsia lindeniana Regel, Gartenflora 18: 193. Jul-Aug 1869, nom. illeg., (non Tillandsia lindenii E. Morren, Belgique Hort. 19: 321. Nov-Dec 1869 = Tillandsia cyanea K. Koch, Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 10: 140. 4 Mai 1867.) No combination into Wallisia was ever proposed for Tillandsia lindenii Regel, (non Wallisia lindenii (E. Morren) E. Morren, Belgique Hort. 20: 102. 1870, based on Tillandsia lindenii E. Morren.) Currently considered a synonym of Tillandsia. Nevertheless, Phytarrhiza has priority over Wallisia if Tillandsia subg. Phytarrhiza is elevated to the rank of genus. Named in honor of Gustav Wallis (1830-1878), German gardener and botanical explorer in Central and South America who collected the plant in Brazil.
(from Grant & Zijlstra 1998)