Tillandsia xerographica

Tillandsia xerographica is a species of bromeliad that is native to southern Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.[3] The name is derived from the Greek words ξηρός (xeros), meaning "dry", and γραφία (graphia), meaning "writing". It is included in Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia.[4]

Tillandsia xerographica
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Tillandsia
Subgenus: Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia
Species:
T. xerographica
Binomial name
Tillandsia xerographica
Rohweder
Synonyms[2]
  • Tillandsia kruseana Matuda
  • Tillandsia xerographica f. variegata Moffler
  • Tillandsia tomasellii De Luca, Sabato & Balduzzi

Description
Tillandsia xerographica

Tillandsia xerographica is a slow-growing, xerophytic epiphyte.[3] The greenish silver leaves are wide at the base and taper to a point making an attractive, sculptural rosette, 90 cm (3 ft) or more in diameter and over 90 cm (3 ft) high in flower. The inflorescence, on a thick, green stem, 150–380 mm (6–15 in) in height, densely branched. The leaf bracts are rosy red; the floral bracts are chartreuse; and the petals of the tubular flowers are red to purple and are very long lasting (months).

Habitat
Tillandsia xerographica in its natural habitat in El Salvador near Los Cobanos beach

Tillandsia xerographica inhabits dry forests and thorn scrub at elevations of 140 to 600 m in southern Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador. Average temperatures in its habitat range from 22 °C to 28 °C, with relative humidity between 60% and 72% and annual precipitation between 550 and 800 mm.[3] It grows epiphytically on the highest branches, where it receive intense lighting.

Cultivars

References
  1. "Appendices I, II and III". CITES. 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. García, Mygdalia; Hiram Ordóñez Chocano. "Case Study: Tillandsia xerographica" (PDF). International Expert Workshop on CITES Non-Detriment Findings. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  4. Isley, Paul T. Tillandsia: the World's Most Unusual Air Plants. Vol. 1. Botanical Press. p. 187.
  5. BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009


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