ABSTRACT
The present work constitutes a taxonomic treatment of the genus Tillandsia L. in the State of Paraíba as part of the project “Flora Paraibana”. Twelve taxa were identified occurring in this area: T. bulbosa Hook.f., T. gardneri Lindl., T. juncea (Ruíz & Pav.) Poir., T. kegeliana Mez, T. loliacea Mart. ex Schult.f., T. polystachia L., T. recurvata (L.) L., T. streptocarpa Baker, T. stricta Sol. ex Sims., Tillandsia tenuifolia var. surinamensis (Mez) L.B.Sm., T. usneoides (L.) L. and Tillandsia globosa Wawra var. globosa. Of these, two species (T. bulbosa and T. stricta) constitute the first reference for Paraíba.
Key-words:
Tillandsioideae; taxonomy; flora; Northeastern Brazil