Tillandsia erubescens

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Tillandsia erubescens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia
Species:
T. erubescens
Binomial name
Tillandsia erubescens
Schlecht.
Synonyms [1]
  • Tillandsia arroyoensis (W.Weber & Ehlers) Espejo & López-Ferr.
  • Anoplophytum benthamianumBeer
  • Anoplophytum vestitumBeer
  • Tillandsia benthamianaKlotzsch ex Baker
  • Tillandsia hartwegianaE.Morren ex Baker

Tillandsia erubescens [2] is a species of epiphytic plants of the genus Tillandsia . This species is endemic to Mexico, found over much of the country from Chihuahua to Oaxaca. [1] [3] [4]

Contents

Three varieties are recognized:

  1. Tillandsia erubescens var. arroyoensisW.Weber & Ehlers – northeastern Mexico
  2. Tillandsia erubescens var. erubescens – much of Mexico
  3. Tillandsia erubescens var. patentibracteataW.Weber & Ehlers – Sinaloa

Cultivars

Uses

The Pima of Mexico occasionally eat T. erubescens and Tillandsia recurvata flowers due to their high sugar content. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Schlechtendal, Linnaea 18: 427-429. 1844.
  3. Espejo-Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (2005). Bromeliaceae. Flora de Veracruz 136: 1-307. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Recursos Bióticos, Xalapa, Veracruz
  4. Espejo-Serna, Adolfo; López-Ferrari, Ana Rosa; Ramírez-morillo, Ivón; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Till, Walter (1 June 2004). "Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 25 (1): 33–86. ISSN   2689-0682. JSTOR   41760147.
  5. 1 2 BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009
  6. Hornung-Leoni (2011). "Bromeliads: Traditional Plant Food in Latin America Since pre-Hispanic Times". Polibotánica. 32: 219–229. Retrieved 30 Mar 2020.