Tillandsia ionantha
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Tillandsia ionantha, the sky plant,[2] is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America and Mexico. It is also reportedly naturalized in Broward County, Florida.[1][3][4][5]
Description
They are acaulescent or sometimes shortly caulescent plants, with a size of 6–8 cm high. The leaves 4–9 cm long; with pods 0.6–1 cm wide, densely patent fabric; narrow triangular sheets, 0.3-0.4 cm wide, dense lepidota indument, foliaceous bracts; compound inflorescence (of simple appearance due to the reduction of the spikes to 1 flower), with 1-3 flowers, primary foliaceous bracts, much longer than the spikes, floral bracts 3 cm long, longer than the sepals and covering them in the anthesis, ecarinated, inconspicuously nervate, 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
- Tillandsia: generic name that was named by Carl Linnaeus in 1738 in honor of the Finnish doctor and botanist Elias Tillandz (originally Tillander ) (1640-1693).[8]
- ionantha: epithet Latin meaning "with violet flowers"[9]
Synonymy
- Tillandsia ionantha f. fastigiata P.Koide
- Tillandsia ionantha var. Max Ehlers
- Tillandsia ionantha var. LBSmith scaposa
- Tillandsia ionantha var. P.Koide stricta
- 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]
- Tillandsia ionantha var. ionantha - most of species range
- Tillandsia ionantha var. stricta Koide - Oaxaca
Cultivars
- Tillandsia 'Aleta'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Apretado'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Aristocrat'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Boreen'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Blushing Bride'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Califano'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Chiquininga'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Cone Head'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Corinne'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Curra'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Dagun'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Dawn'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Druid'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Frolic'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Fuego'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Glenorchy'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Hand Grenade'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Haselnuss'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Hidden Charm'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Hilda Arriza'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Huamelula'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Humbug'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Jack Staub'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Jalapa Fortin'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Joel'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Key Lime Sundae'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Kinkin'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Luke'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Maidens Blush'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Miz Ellen'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Mudlo'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Noosa'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Peach'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Peewee'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Penito'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Pine Cone'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Pink Champagne'[10]
- Tillandsia 'PJ's Prize'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Pomona'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Renate'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Richard Oeser'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Rosita'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Rubra'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Scion'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Silver Surprise'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Silver Trinket'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Small Mexican'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Sweet Chocolate'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Sybil Frasier'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Tall Velvet'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Tina Parr'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Tinca Fire'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Tisn't'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Victoria'[10]
- Tillandsia 'Zebrina'[10]
References
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tillandsia ionantha". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ An Annotated Checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica retrieved 3 November 2009
- ^ 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
- ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ CONABIO 2009. Taxonomic catalog of species of Mexico. 1. In Capital Nat. Mexico. CONABIO, Mexico City.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009
- ^ Tillandsia - Ionantha "Blushing Bride"
