''Tillandsia seleriana'' is a

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in the

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''Tillandsia''. This species is

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to southern

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and

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Cultivars

* ''Tillandsia'' 'Anwyl Ecstasy' * ''Tillandsia'' 'Anwyl Ecstasy #25' * ''Tillandsia'' 'Glenorchy' * ''Tillandsia'' 'Kia Ora' * ''Tillandsia'' 'Peewee' * ''Tillandsia'' 'Purple Passion' * ''Tillandsia'' 'Selerepton' * ''Tillandsia'' 'Squatty Body' * ''Tillandsia'' 'Tiaro' * ''Tillandsia'' 'Tina Parr'

References

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Retrieved 11 October 2009 seleriana Flora of Mexico Flora of Central America Plants described in 1902 {{Tillandsia-stub