Encyclopedia of Bromeliads

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Tillandsia aeranthos (Loisel.) L.B.Sm.

(subgen. Anoplophytum)

Publ: Lilloa 9: 200 (1943)

Type: In the absence of any specimen the species is typified by the illustration and original description.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Santa Catarina, The municipalities of Laguna (P. Dusen) and Sombrio. The States of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. URUGUAY, PARAGUAY and ARGENTINA.

Phenology: In this area it flowers July to December and January. Tillandsia aeranthos

var. aemula T.Strehl
var. alba T.Strehl & G.Rohde
var. albeobracteata T.Strehl
var. flava T.Strehl
var. rosea T.Strehl