Tillandsia compressa Bertero ex Schult. & Schult. f. (in J.J. Roemer & J.A. Schultes, Syst. Veg. 7: 1210. 1830.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (Colombia),
Synonyms: Tillandsia buchii Urb. (Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 99. 1917.), Tillandsia fasciculata Sw. var. venosispica Mez (in A.C.P. de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 683. 1896.),
Citations:1). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 2). Britton, N.L. and P. Wilson. 1923-1926. Botany of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 3). Original publication consulted. 4). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. 5). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 2008. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Website: apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
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