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Bromeliaceae

Racinaea tetrantha (Ruiz & Pav.) M.A.Spencer & L.B.Sm.

Family
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Racinaea

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Racinaea tetrantha: A species found in the mountains of northern South America. Photo from Papallacta Hotsprings, east of Quito, Ecuador. In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/F
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Billbergia tetrantha (Ruiz & Pav.) Beer
  • Tillandsia tetrantha Ruiz & Pav.
  • Tillandsia tetrantha var. tetrantha
  • Tillandsia tetrantha var. typica L.B.Sm.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.