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Phytarrhiza duratii (Vis.) Vis.
Mem. Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. 5: 340 (1855).
Family: BROMELIACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Tillandsia duratii Vis.
Nuovi Saggi Imp. Regia Accad. Sci. Padova 5: 271 (1841).

Phytarrhiza duratii (Tillandsia duratii) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger
Growing habit (Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil.) Tillandsia duratii does not develop roots, but rather has adapted its leaves to twist and spiral around its support.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Tillandsia duratii Vis.
Nuovi Saggi Imp. Regia Accad. Sci. Padova 5: 271 (1841).
Synonymy: 8 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Tillandsia duratii var. confusa (Hassl.) L.B.Sm.
Phytologia 16: 78 (1968).
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Tillandsia duratii var. saxatilis (Hassl.) L.B.Sm.
Phytologia 16: 78 (1968).
Synonymy: 7
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Tillandsia duratii group

  • Tillandsia duratii Vis.: (var. duratii) the spikes are erect and strict (tight against the rachis or axis of the inflorescence) and its floral bracts are densely lepidote. Distribution: western Bolivia, eastern Paraguay, Argentina and southern Brazil.
  • Tillandsia duratii var. saxatilis (Hassl.) L.B.Sm.: This variety has a smaller habit than the form, but has a similarly sized inflorescence whose spikes are curved-spreading and its floral bracts are glabrous or sub-glabrous. Distribution: Bolivia, Paraguay.

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Tillandsia duratii, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. (Tillandsia duratii) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger
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