Tillandsia ultima
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| Tillandsia ultima | |
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| 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. ultima
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| Binomial name | |
| Tillandsia ultima L.B.Sm.
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Tillandsia ultima is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia that is native to Colombia and Ecuador. It was first discovered in Colombia in 1946 in the region of Magdalena.[1]
Description
Tillandsia ultima is an epiphyte. It is classified as endangered in the Colombian Red Book of Plants according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria Version 3.1.[2]
Habitat
Tillandsia ultima inhabits the tropical savanna climate and the warm-summer mediterranean climate in Colombia and Ecuador at elevations around 3000 m.[3]
Cultivars
No cultivars are listed for this species in the BSI Cultivar Registry.[4]
References
- ā Betancur B., J. C. & N. GarcĆa. 2006. Las bromelias (Familia Bromeliaceae). Libro Rojo Pl. Colombia 3: 3: 51ā383.
- ā Ā«Tillandsia ultimaĀ». Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ā SMITH, LYMAN B. āSTUDIES IN THE BROMELIACEAE, XVI.āContributions from the United States National Herbarium, vol. 29, no. 10, 1951, pp. I-VIII. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23492616.
- ā Beadle, Don (2009). The BSI Cultivar Registry. Bromeliad Society International.