Tillandsia variabilis | |
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Illustration as Tillandsia sublaxa | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Genus: | Tillandsia |
Subgenus: | Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia |
Species: | T. variabilis |
Binomial name | |
Tillandsia variabilis | |
Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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Tillandsia variabilis, the leatherleaf airplant, [3] is a species of bromeliad in the genus Tillandsia . This species is native to Bolivia, Costa Rica, Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, San Luis Potosí, Tabasco, Chiapas, Yucatán, Puebla), Venezuela, Colombia, the West Indies and southern Florida. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Tillandsia variabilis is an epiphyte growing in the branches of various trees in moist forests. It is up to 40 cm long including the inflorescence, usually single but occasionally in clumps. Leaves are narrowly triangular, soft and brittle, up to 30 cm long. Inflorescence is usually simple, sometimes with 2-3 branches but never palmately branched. Bracts are red, green or purple, less than 1 cm wide, covering and obscuring the rachis. Flowers are lavender to blue, up to 3 cm long. [4] [9] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
Teuscheria is a genus of orchids native to southern Mexico, Central America and northern South America. The genus is named for Henry Teuscher, an award-winning landscape artist and horticulturalist.
Tillandsia polystachia is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America, the West Indies, Bolivia, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico and Venezuela.
Tillandsia pruinosa, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is commonly known as the fuzzywuzzy airplant. This species is native to northern South America, Central America, southern Mexico, the West Indies and Florida.
Tillandsia fasciculata, commonly known as the giant airplant or cardinal airplant, is a species of bromeliad that is native to Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, northern South America, and the southeastern United States. Within the United States, this airplant is at risk of extirpation from the Mexican bromeliad weevil, Metamasius callizona.
Tillandsia festucoides, commonly known as the fescue airplant, is a species of bromeliad that is native to the Greater Antilles, Mexico, the Cayman Islands, and Central America.
Tillandsia flexuosa, the twisted airplant, is a species of bromeliad in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America, southeastern Mexico, northern South America and the United States (Florida).
Tillandsia ionantha, the air plant, is a species of plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America and Mexico. It is also reportedly naturalized in Broward County, Florida.
Tillandsia paucifolia, the potbelly airplant, is a species of bromeliad in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America, central and southern Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, the West Indies, and Florida.
Tillandsia utriculata, commonly known as the spreading airplant or the giant airplant, is a species of bromeliad that is native to Florida and Georgia in the United States, the Caribbean, southern and eastern Mexico, Central America, and Venezuela.
Werauhia hygrometrica is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is native to Costa Rica, Mexico, Venezuela and Ecuador.
Aechmea dactylina is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.
Billbergia macrolepis is a species of flowering plant in the genus Billbergia. This species is native to Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Guyana.
Guzmania coriostachya is a plant species in the genus Guzmania, and is native to Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador.
Guzmania musaica is a plant species in the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia.
Ronnbergia tonduzii is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama. It was first described in 1903 as Aechmea tonduzii.
Pitcairnia atrorubens is a species of flowering plant in Bromeliaceae family. It is native to Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, Guatemala, Colombia, and western Mexico as far north as Nayarit.
Racinaea adpressa is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is native to Costa Rica, Venezuela and Ecuador.
Tillandsia chontalensis, synonym Vriesea chontalensis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native from Central America to Colombia, north west Ecuador and west Bolivia. It was first described by John Gilbert Baker in 1887.
Werauhia viridiflora is a plant species in the genus Werauhia. This species is native to Costa Rica, Venezuela and Ecuador.
Ionopsis utricularioides, the delicate violet orchid, is an epiphytic orchid native to the warmer parts of the Americas. It is reported from Florida, Mexico, Central America, much of the West Indies including the Cayman Islands, South America as far south as Paraguay, and the Galápagos.