Tillandsia erubescens

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Tillandsia erubescens
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T. erubescens
Binomial name
Tillandsia erubescens
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Synonyms[1]
  • Tillandsia arroyoensis (W.Weber & Ehlers) Espejo & López-Ferr.
  • Anoplophytum benthamianum Beer
  • Anoplophytum vestitum Beer
  • Tillandsia benthamiana Klotzsch ex Baker
  • Tillandsia hartwegiana E.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]

Three varieties are recognized:

  1. Tillandsia erubescens var. arroyoensis W.Weber & Ehlers - northeastern Mexico
  2. Tillandsia erubescens var. erubescens - much of Mexico
  3. Tillandsia erubescens var. patentibracteata W.Weber & Ehlers - Sinaloa

Cultivars

Uses

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

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 3 November 2009
  5. ^ a b BSI Cultivar Registry 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.