Tillandsia tricholepis is a plant species of flowering plant in the Pineapple Family Bromeliaceae.[2] It is native to Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil.[1][3][4][5] A curiosity of its morphology is that it is a land-dwelling plant which has no stomata.,[6] a characteristic it shares only with Stylites (or Isoetes) andicola.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Tillandsia |
| Subgenus: | Tillandsia subg. Diaphoranthema |
| Species: | T. tricholepis
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Tillandsia bryoides Griseb. ex Baker | |
References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ "Tillandsia tricholepis Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ Krömer, Thorsten; Kessler, Michael; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Gouda, Eric J.; Ibisch, Pierre L.; Till, Walter; Vásquez, Roberto (1 October 1999). "Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 20 (2): 201–223. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760025. A
- ^ Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. JSTOR 23499386.
- ^ Identification key
- ^ Benzing, David H. (1980). Biology of the Bromeliads. Eurika, California: Mad River Press. pp. 52 and 68.
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