TILLANDSIA CAPUT-MEDUSAE
Author:
Charles J. Édouard Morren, 1880
Family:
BROMELIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Ann. Bot. Hort. 30: 90 (1880)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
5 Centimetres
Height:
25 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Offsets
CITES:
Synonyms:
Tillandsia langlassei Poiss. & Menet, 1908
This member of the Bromeliaceae family was given this name by Charles Jacques Édouard Morren in 1880. It is found, growing as an epiphyte, in Mexico and central America. It requires some water and lots of sun. The inflated pseudobulbs will grow up to 3,5 centimetres in diameter. The flowers are dark pink with a purple centre. The genera is named after Elias Tillands, 1640–1693, a Swedish botanist, working in Finland.
The species name means 'Medusa's head'. Flowering plant from Birdrocktropicals.com.
Flower
Dark Pink / Purple
Soil
Epiphytic
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
