Tillandsia

See also: tillandsia

Translingual

Tillandsia utriculata, growing on a palm

Etymology

Swedish Tillandz +‎ -ia f, named after Swedish doctor and botanist Elias Tillandz, with a Latinized spelling.

Proper noun

Tillandsia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Bromeliaceae – airplants; epiphytes found in the tropical and semitropical Americas.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Bromeliaceae - family; Tillandsioideae - subfamily; Tillandsieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Tillandsia utriculata - type species

References

• Tillandsia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Tillandsia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Tillandsia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons