''Barfussia platyrhachis'' is a
species of
flowering plant in the
genus ''
Barfussia
''Barfussia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae
The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot
Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass ...
''. This species is
native
Native may refer to:
People
* Jus soli, citizenship by right of birth
* Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory
** Native Americans (disambiguation)
In arts and entert ...
to
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
,
Peru, and
Ecuador.
Cultivars
There are at least 500 cultivars, including the following:
* ''Tillandsia'' 'Creation'
* ''Tillandsia'' 'Hercules'
References
Tillandsioideae
Flora of Southern America
Epiphytes
Plants described in 1896
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