Tillandsia fasciculata
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Tillandsia fasciculata, commonly known as the giant airplant[3] or cardinal airplant,[4] is a species of bromeliad that is native to Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, northern South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Suriname, French Guiana, northern Brazil), and the southeastern United States (Georgia, Florida).[2][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Four varieties are recognized:[2]
- Tillandsia fasciculata var. clavispica Mez - Florida, Cuba, southern Mexico, Cayman Islands
- Tillandsia fasciculata var. densispica Mez - Florida, southern and eastern Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Hispaniola
- Tillandsia fasciculata var. fasciculata - most of species range
- Tillandsia fasciculata var. laxispica Mez - central Mexico, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Cuba
Cultivars
- Tillandsia 'Beauty'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Casallena'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Cathcart'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Chevalieri'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Chiquininga'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Ervin Wurthmann'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Florida'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Hines Poth'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Jalapa Fortin'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Latas au Pair'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Maria Teresa L.'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Miz Ellen'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Neerdie'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Pachuca'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Silver Bullets'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Summer Dawn'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Sybil Frasier'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Tropiflora'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Unamit'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Verraco'[11]
- Tillandsia 'Veteran'[11]
References
- ^ Isley, Paul T. Tillandsia: the World's Most Unusual Air Plants. Vol. Volume 1. Botanical Press. p. 54.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tillandsia fasciculata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ a b Flora of North America, cardinal airplant, Tillandsia fasciculata Swartz, Prodr. 56. 1788.
- ^ Neyland, Ray (2009). Wildflowers of the Coastal Plain: A Field Guide. Louisiana State University Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-80-713407-8.
- ^ 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 retrieved 3 November 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
- ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county range map
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009
External links
Media related to Tillandsia fasciculata at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Tillandsia fasciculata at Wikispecies