Tillandsia × smalliana is a natural hybrid (T. balbisiana × T. fasciculata) in the genus Tillandsia. This plant is native to the US state of Florida.Flora of North America, Tillandsia × smalliana H. Luther, Phytologia. 57:176. 1985. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map Some reports indicate that it may formerly have existed also in Central America, but is now apparently extinct there.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
The name is not considered to be validly published because its initial 1985 coinage was not accompanied by a Latin description.
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