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Tillandsia adamsii

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Tillandsia adamsii
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. adamsii
Binomial name
Tillandsia adamsii
R.W.Read

Tillandsia adamsii is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Jamaica.[1][2]

Name

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The species is named after English botanist Charles Dennis Adams[2] who authored Flowering Plants of Jamaica and Caribbean Flora.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Tillandsia adamsii Read | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  2. ^ a b Read, Robert W. (1974). "Tillandsia adamsii, a new Jamaican species". Phytologia. 28: 21–23 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ Adams, Charles Dennis (1972). Flowering Plants of Jamaica. Mona, Jamaica: University of the West Indies. ISBN 9780565008413.
  4. ^ Adams, C. Dennis (1976). Caribbean Flora. Nelson Caribbean. ISBN 9780175661862.