Guzmania monostachia
Appearance
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Species: | G. monostachia
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Guzmania monostachia (Linnaeus) Rusby ex Mez
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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
Gallery
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Guzmania monostachia growing at the Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui.
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A close-up of the plant
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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
- US Department of Agriculture plants profile
- Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants, West Indian Tufted Airplant, Guzmania monostachia
- Zipcodezoo Guzmania_monostachia, photo of herbarium specimen collected in Costa Rica
- Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, Guzmania monostachia
- Tropical Plant Book, Guzmania monostachia in Ecuador