Pseudalcantarea macropetala

Pseudalcantarea macropetala, synonym Tillandsia macropetala, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to central and southern Mexico.[1] It was first described by Heinrich Wawra von Fernsee in 1887 as Platystachys viridiflora.[2]

Pseudalcantarea macropetala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Tillandsioideae
Genus: Pseudalcantarea
Species:
P. macropetala
Binomial name
Pseudalcantarea macropetala
(Wawra) Pinzón & Barfuss[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Tillandsia macropetala Wawra
  • Tillandsia viridiflora var. variegata Seaborn

References
  1. "Pseudalcantarea macropetala (Wawra) Pinzón & Barfuss", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-10-28
  2. "Pseudalcantarea macropetala (Wawra) Pinzón & Barfuss", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2022-10-28


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