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Bromeliaceae
Tillandsia

not marked as a favorite taxon Tillandsia paucifolia J.G. Baker. Common name: Potbellied Airplant. Habitat: Epiphytic on trees in hammocks, mangroves, coastal woodlands. Distribution: Peninsular FL; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA22, K4, Meso6, Mex, WH3; = Tillandsia circinata Schltdl. — S, S13, misapplied. Basionym: Tillandsia paucifolia Baker 1878

Links to other floras: = Tillandsia paucifolia - FNA22

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image #1 of Tillandsia paucifolia© Alan Cressler: Tillandsia paucifolia, on Rhizophora mangle, Nine Mile Pond Canoe Trail, Everglades National Park, Miami-Dade County, Florida 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Tillandsia paucifolia© Joe MDO, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Joe MDO source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Tillandsia paucifolia© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Tillandsia paucifolia© jtuttle, all rights reserved, uploaded by jtuttle source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Tillandsia paucifolia© Scott Ward; T. paucifolia (left), T. fasciculata (right) | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Tillandsia paucifolia© Scott Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Scott Ward source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Tillandsia paucifolia© Krystal Cravens-Liszak CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Tillandsia paucifolia© Joe MDO, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Joe MDO source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Tillandsia paucifolia© Scott Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Scott Ward source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Tillandsia paucifolia© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷

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