Tillandsia schiedeana

Tillandsia schiedeana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Tillandsioideae
Genus:	Tillandsia
Species:	T. schiedeana
Binomial name
	Tillandsia schiedeana; Steudel
Synonyms
	Tillandsia vestita Schltdl. & Cham. 1831, illegitimate homonym, not Willd. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 1830 nor Benth. 1840; Tillandsia flavescens M.Martens & Galeotti; Tillandsia grisebachii Baker; Tillandsia eggersii Baker;

Tillandsia Schiedeana Flower

Tillandsia schiedeana is a species in the genus Tillandsia. It was named for the collector Schiede. As an epiphyte it is found "growing in open tropical forests, and saxicolous, growing on cacti and burseras on steep dry slopes in semiarid regions in Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Venezuela, and Colombia at elevations of 750 to 5,500 feet."^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Description[]

This bromeliad tends to be very variable in form; it is characterized by large but thin stiff leaves. In bloom it forms an inflorescence approximately 40 cm high with yellow or reddish-yellow flowers. It is lightly scaled, prefers full sun, and grows in mounds.^[6]

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References[]

^ ^a ^b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Padilla, Victoria (1973). Bromeliads. New York: Crown Publishers. pp. 96. ISBN 0517562413.
^ Luther, Harry E. (1995). "An Annotated Checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica". Selbyana. 16 (2): 230–234. ISSN 0361-185X. JSTOR 41759911.
^ Espejo-Serna, Adolfo; López-Ferrari, Ana Rosa; Ramírez-morillo, Ivón; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Till, Walter (1 June 2004). "Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 25 (1): 33–86. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760147.
^ Holst, Bruce K. (1 February 1994). "Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 15 (1). ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41759858.
^ Rauh, Werner (1979). Bromeliads For Home, Garden and Greenhouses. Nlandford Press Ltd. p. 172. ISBN 071370845X.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009

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

[2] Padilla, Victoria (1973). Bromeliads. New York: Crown Publishers. pp. 96. ISBN 0517562413.

[3] Luther, Harry E. (1995). "An Annotated Checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica". Selbyana. 16 (2): 230–234. ISSN 0361-185X. JSTOR 41759911.

[4] Espejo-Serna, Adolfo; López-Ferrari, Ana Rosa; Ramírez-morillo, Ivón; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Till, Walter (1 June 2004). "Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 25 (1): 33–86. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760147.

[5] Holst, Bruce K. (1 February 1994). "Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 15 (1). ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41759858.

[6] Rauh, Werner (1979). Bromeliads For Home, Garden and Greenhouses. Nlandford Press Ltd. p. 172. ISBN 071370845X.

[y-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009

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