Tillandsia emergens

Tillandsia emergens
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Tillandsia
Subgenus:	Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia
Species:	T. emergens
Binomial name
Tillandsia emergens Mez & Sodiro

Tillandsia emergens is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Its natural habitat is the Andean region at 2,500–4,000 metres (8,200–13,100 ft). It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. Manzanares, J.M.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Tillandsia emergens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43336A10797832. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43336A10797832.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

Further reading

Luther, H.E. (1999). "Bromeliaceae". In Jørgensen, P.M.; León-Yánez, S. (eds.). Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador = Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Ecuador (PDF). St. Louis, Mo.: Missouri Botanical Garden Press. pp. 337–361. ISBN 978-0915279609. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2006.