Tillandsia ionantha

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Tillandsia ionantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia
Species:
T. ionantha
Binomial name
Tillandsia ionantha
Planchon
Synonyms[1]
  • Pityrophyllum gracile Beer
  • Tillandsia rubentifolia Poiss. & Menet

Tillandsia ionantha, the air plant (a common name shared by most species in its genus),

native to Central America and Mexico. It is also reportedly naturalized in Broward County, Florida.[1][3][4][5]

Description

They are

glabrous, membranous, sessile flowers; sepals are 2 cm long, free, the posterior carinate, the anterior ecarinated; purple petals. Capsules are 2.5–4.5 cm long.[6]

Taxonomy

Tillandsia ionantha was described by

Jules Emile Planchon and published in Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe 10: 101, t. 1006. 1854–1855 [1855].[7]

Etymology

Synonymy

  • Tillandsia ionantha f. fastigiata P.Koide
  • Tillandsia ionantha var. Max Ehlers
  • Tillandsia ionantha var. scaposa LBSmith
  • Tillandsia ionantha var. stricta P.Koide
  • Tillandsia ionantha var. van-hyningii MBFoster
  • Tillandsia ionantha var. zebrina BTFoster
  • Tillandsia rubentifolia Poisson & Menet
  • Tillandsia scopus Hook. F. 4

Varieties

Two varieties are recognized:[1]

  1. Tillandsia ionantha var. ionantha – most of species range
  2. Tillandsia ionantha var. stricta Koide – Oaxaca

Gallery

  • A plant in display
    A plant in display
  • On a display
    On a display
  • Inflorescence closeup
    Inflorescence closeup
  • Flowering on a fence
    Flowering on a fence
  • Cultivar Tillandsia 'Druid'
    Cultivar Tillandsia 'Druid'
  • Cultivar Tillandsia 'Victoria'
    Cultivar Tillandsia 'Victoria'

References

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tillandsia ionantha". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  3. JSTOR 41759911
    .
  4. JSTOR 41760147
    .
  5. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
  6. ^ Cáceres González, DA, K. Schulte, M. Schmidt & G. Zizka. 2013. Diversity and levels of endemism of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica - an updated checklist. PhytoKeys 29: 17-61.
  7. ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & AO Chater. 1994. Alismataceae to Cyperaceae. 6: i-xvi, 1-543. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & AO Chater (eds.) Fl. Mesoamer .. National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City
  8. ^ Morales Quirós, JF 2003. Bromeliaceae. In: Manual of Plants of Costa Rica, BE Hammel, MH Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 92: 297-375.
  9. ^ CONABIO 2009. Taxonomic catalog of species of Mexico. 1. In Capital Nat. Mexico. CONABIO, Mexico City.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tillandsia_ionantha&oldid=1186086469"