Native records: 3 botanical areas
Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago
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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.
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An epiphyte of wet tropical climates. Native to Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account and images are not yet available.
Distribution areas
Cuba
- CubaNative
Jamaica
- JamaicaNative
Trinidad and Tobago
- Trinidad-TobagoNative
Climate of the native range
The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.
- Aw Tropical, savannah
- Am Tropical, monsoon
- Af Tropical, rainforest
The same climate occurs in 121 areas worldwide, 118 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map
A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Tillandsia
Other species in Tillandsia
Sources
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Cuba · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Jamaica · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Trinidad and Tobago · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open source