A taxonomic revision of Bromeliaceae subfam. Tillandsioideae is presented based on a
multi-locus DNA sequence phylogeny (viz., plastid DNA loci rpoB-trnC-petN, trnK-matK-trnK …

Abstract The northern Chilean Atacama Desert is among those regions on Earth where life
exists at its dry limits. There is almost zero rainfall in its core zone, and the only source of …

Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is an epiphytic bromeliad widely distributed throughout
tropical and warm temperate America. This plant is highly adapted to extreme environmental …

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Abstract The Chilean Atacama Desert is among the oldest deserts of the world. Here,
Tillandsia landbeckii is forming a unique vegetation type known as Tillandsia lomas. This …

In hyper-arid habitats vegetation tends to be highly patchy with individual plant populations
set widely apart from each other. In the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, rainfall is …

Tillandsia L. is the largest genus of the family Bromeliaceae, containing 755 species and
seven subgenera. Morphoanatomical studies of leaves provide useful characteristics to …

Abstract Tillandsia subgenera Diaphoranthema and Phytarrhiza ss are closely related
epiphytic and epilithic plants adapted to xeric habitats in the Americas. Several studies …

The Neotropical genus Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae) is an excellent model system for
macroevolutionary and biogeographic studies owing to its remarkable species diversity (ca …

Some epiphytes are adapted to extreme environments with the ability to survive drought as a
result of their morphological (xeromorphism), anatomical (foliar trichomes or scales) and …