Species

A small deciduous pachycaul tree reaching up to 1.2m tall with a barrel-shaped trunk covered in corky, warty bark. Branches grow in a distinctive zigzag pattern. Produces tiny glossy compound leaves and small yellowish-green flowers. Dioecious species. Autumn foliage turns red before leaf drop.

A widely distributed species ranging from Colombia through Bolivia to Chile. It grows from sea level up to 3,000 m on rocks and desert sand, and also on trees in dry areas.

Ranges from Colombia through Suriname to Brazil, Peru and Bolivia, growing as an epiphyte in forest at elevations of 100 to 750 m. The type collection was made in Para, Brazil.

Native to the state of Paraíba in Brazil, growing on vertical granite rock in full sun at about 240 m. The epithet refers to Paraíba, the state where the species was collected.

Native to Guerrero in Mexico, where it grows as an epiphyte on tall trees at about 1500 m. The specific epithet derives from El Paraiso, the area of the type locality.

Distributed from Florida, USA, through the Bahamas, Cuba, and Hispaniola, eastern Mexico, and Central America, to Colombia and Venezuela, this species grows epiphytically on low forest and scrub at elevations of 0-1500 m.

This species is distributed from the northwestern Bolivian Andes to southern Argentina, growing as an epiphyte on the twigs of shrubs in semi-arid areas.

A miniature caulescent species endemic to Salta province in northwestern Argentina. Mature plants are only 3-4cm tall and 2-3cm wide with thick, succulent gray-green foliage covered in cinereous subappressed scales. The leaves are densely polystichous, narrowly triangular, and pungent. This slow-growing species produces pale blue to nearly white flowers. It grows on sedimentary rocks in its natural habitat.

Native to the Brazilian states of Bahia and Espírito Santo, growing terrestrially on dry, scrubby slopes.

Native to the Mexican states of Yucatan and Oaxaca, growing as an epiphyte on pine trees, mainly Pinus oocarpa, at elevations of 300 to 400 m.

A species with highly distinct juvenile and mature forms. Juvenile leaves are entire and silvery-green; mature leaves are deeply pinnately lobed.

Native to El Salvador, growing in cloud forest on lake margins at elevations of 1300 to 1640 m.

Native to the Cajamarca region of northern Peru, where it grows on rock at around 800 m elevation.

Native to Mexico, where it grows in somewhat moist habitats at high elevations of 1,300 to 2,400 m. The specific epithet derives from the Latin plumosus, meaning feathery.

Native to the state of Espirito Santo in Brazil. The type specimen was collected at Santa Teresa in the same state.

Tillandsia pohliana is distributed across Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina, growing on rocks and epiphytically in thickets and dry woods at elevations of 750 to 1500 m.

This species is native to Brazil, French Guiana, Colombia, and Peru, growing as an epiphyte in forests at elevations of 100-250m.

Native to Pichincha in Ecuador, this species grows in temperate forest. The type specimen was collected in forest near Niebli.

Tillandsia polystachia occurs from the West Indies and Mexico south to Brazil and Bolivia, growing as an epiphyte at elevations from sea level to 1800 meters.

Native to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The type specimen was collected between Cunha and Parati.

This species has an extensive range from Florida in the United States, through Mexico and Cuba, to Ecuador and Brazil, growing as an epiphyte at elevations from sea level to 1400 m.

A terrestrial bromeliad originally described as Cryptanthus pseudoglaziovii in 1991. The specific epithet indicates its resemblance to Cryptanthus glaziovii while being a distinct species. Transferred to Rokautskyia in 2017 based on phylogenetic analyses. Forms rosettes in the humid understory of the Atlantic Forest. Endemic to Espírito Santo state in southeastern Brazil.

A species known from the Apurimac region of southern Peru, where it occurs at around 2,200 m in the Apurimac valley between Andahuaylas and Abancay. It has been recorded from a narrow area and was described in 1974.

Native to the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil. The type collection was made at Sao Bento.

A terrestrial bromeliad characterized by an elongated flowering scape, though less prominent than in Rokautskyia scaposa. Originally described as Cryptanthus pseudoscaposus by L.B. Smith and transferred to Rokautskyia in 2017. The specific epithet means "false scapose," indicating a resemblance to scapose species while having distinct characteristics. Endemic to the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil.

A species from Mexico, growing on rocks at around 1,650 m.

Large hemiepiphytic species with velvety, dark green leaves and many small fenestrations along the midrib.

Ranges from Mexico to Guatemala at elevations from sea level to 1200 m, growing on rocks in woodland and partly submerged along rivers.

Native to the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, growing as an epiphyte.