Taxon:  Wallisia cyanea (Linden ex K. Koch) Barfuss & W. Till



Summary
Genus:
Wallisia
Family:
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:
Tillandsioideae
Tribe:
Tillandsieae
Nomen number:
484777
Place of publication:
Phytotaxa 279(1):47.  2016
Comment:
Barfuss & Till did not consider Tillandsia cyanea Linden ex K. Koch to be validly published and published Wallisia cyanea as a replacement name (nom. nov.) for T. lindenii K. Koch, which would make their name illegitimate because T. morreniana Regel provides the next earliest available epithet; however, T. cyanea was validly published in 1867 and although Barfuss & Till did not specify it as the basionym, they provided a full citation (Shenzhen ICN Art. 41.5) and their publication of W. cyanea as a nom. nov. is correctable to a comb. nov. with a legitimate basionym (Shenzhen ICN Art. 41.6 & Art. 6.14)
Verified:
04/10/2019 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Tillandsia cyanea Linden ex K. Koch

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Tillandsia lindenii Regel

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Barfuss, M. H. J. et al. 2016. Taxonomic revision of Bromeliaceae subfam. Tillandsioideae based on a multi-locus DNA sequence phylogeny and morphology. Phytotaxa 279(1):47-49. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.279.1.1.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Swedishväktaren i tornet  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) Note: as Tillandsia lindenii
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):849-850.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru n.w.Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):844-845.
Native
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador, Peru (n.w.)

Reference(s)
  1. Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):844-845.
  2. Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):849-850.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=484777. Accessed 12 May 2026.