Tillandsia schiedeana
| Tillandsia schiedeana | |
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Scientific classification 
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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. schiedeana
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| Binomial name | |
| Tillandsia schiedeana Steud.
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Tillandsia schiedeana is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. It was named for the collector Christian Julius Wilhelm Schiede. As an epiphyte, it is found "growing in open tropical forests, and saxicolous, growing on cacti and burseras on steep dry slopes in semiarid regions in Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Venezuela, and Colombia at elevations of 750 to 5,500 feet."[1][2][3][4][5]
Description
This bromeliad tends to be very variable in form; it is characterized by large but thin stiff leaves. In bloom it forms an inflorescence approximately 40 cm high with yellow or reddish-yellow flowers. It is lightly scaled, prefers full sun, and grows in mounds.[6]
Cultivars
- Tillandsia 'Bruce Aldridge'[7]
- Tillandsia 'Candela'[7]
- Tillandsia 'Jack Staub'[7]
- Tillandsia 'Laurie'[7]
- Tillandsia 'Little Star'[7]
- Tillandsia 'Peltry Jellyfish'[7]
- Tillandsia 'Pixie'[7]
- Tillandsia 'Starburst'[7]
- Tillandsia 'Tiki Torch'[7]
- Tillandsia 'Tooshi'[7]
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ISBN 0517562413.
- JSTOR 41759911.
- JSTOR 41760147.
- JSTOR 41759858.
- ISBN 071370845X.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009