Tillandsia

See also: tillandsia

Translingual

Tillandsia utriculata, growing on a palm

Etymology

Named after the Swedish botanist Tillands.

Proper noun

Tillandsia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Bromeliaceae – airplants; epiphytes found in the tropical and semitropical Americas.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Bromeliaceae - family; Tillandsioideae - subfamily; Tillandsieae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Tillandsia utriculata - type species

References

Tillandsia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tillandsia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Tillandsia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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