Guzmania monostachia

West Indian Tufted Airplant
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Tillandsioideae
Genus:	Guzmania
Species:	G. monostachia
Binomial name
	Guzmania monostachia; (Linnaeus) Rusby ex Mez
Synonyms
	Renealmia monostachia L.; Tillandsia monostachia (L.) L.; Tillandsia clavata Lam.; Pourretia sympaganthera Ruiz & Pav.; Guzmania tricolor Ruiz & Pav.; Guzmania comosa Bertero ex Schult. & Schult.f.; Guzmania sympaganthera (Ruiz & Pav.) Beer; Tillandsia comosa (Bertero ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Griseb.; Tillandsia pachycarpa Baker; Tillandsia gymnophylla Baker; Guzmania grandis Baker; Guzmania maculata Linden ex Baker; Guzmania platysepala Mez & C.F.Baker; Guzmania laxa Mez & Sodiro; Bromelia tricolor Sander; Guzmania clavata (Lam.) Urb.;

Guzmania monostachia is an epiphytic species in the genus Guzmania. Also known as a "West Indian tufted airplant",^[2] this species is native to South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela), Central America, the West Indies and Florida.^[1]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11] The species is also reportedly naturalized in Hawaii.^[12]

Guzmania monostachia is notable as it is a facultative CAM species, converting from C3 photosynthesis to CAM under high light treatment or drought stress as a protective measure.^[13]

Cultivars

Guzmania 'Premier Amour'^[14]

Gallery

Guzmania monostachia growing at the Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui.
A close-up of the plant
A drawing of the Guzmania monostachia from the "Collectanea botanica or Figures and botanic Illustrations of rare and curious exotic Plants" by John Lindley.

References

^ ^a ^b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ "PLANTS Profile for Guzmania monostachia (West Indian tufted airplant) | USDA PLANTS". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
^ Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae Retrieved 21 October 2009
^ BROMELIACEAE DA MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA retrieved 22 October 2009
^ Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009
^ Bromeliaceae of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands) retrieved 30 October 2009
^ Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
^ Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
^ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
^ Martinelli, G., Magalhães Vieira, C., Gonzalez, M., Leitman, P., Piratininga, A. Ferreira da Costa, A. & Campostrini Forzza, R. (2008). Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 59: 209-258.
^ Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
^ Starr Environmental, Plants of Hawaii, Guzmania monostachia (West Indian tufted airplant)
^ Maxwell, C; Griffiths H; Young AJ (1994). "Photosynthetic acclimation to light regime and water stress by the C3-CAM epiphyte Guzmania monostachia: gas-exchange characteristics, photochemical efficiency and the xanthophyll cycle". Functional Ecology. 8: 746–454. doi:10.2307/2390234.
^ BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009

External links

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[z-1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[PLANTS_Profile-2] "PLANTS Profile for Guzmania monostachia (West Indian tufted airplant) | USDA PLANTS". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.

[3] Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae Retrieved 21 October 2009

[4] BROMELIACEAE DA MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA retrieved 22 October 2009

[5] Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009

[6] Bromeliaceae of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands) retrieved 30 October 2009

[7] Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.

[8] Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

[9] Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

[10] Martinelli, G., Magalhães Vieira, C., Gonzalez, M., Leitman, P., Piratininga, A. Ferreira da Costa, A. & Campostrini Forzza, R. (2008). Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 59: 209-258.

[11] Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

[12] Starr Environmental, Plants of Hawaii, Guzmania monostachia (West Indian tufted airplant)

[13] Maxwell, C; Griffiths H; Young AJ (1994). "Photosynthetic acclimation to light regime and water stress by the C3-CAM epiphyte Guzmania monostachia: gas-exchange characteristics, photochemical efficiency and the xanthophyll cycle". Functional Ecology. 8: 746–454. doi:10.2307/2390234.

[14] BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009

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