TILLANDSIA CIRCINNATIOIDES
Author:
Eizi Matuda, 1973
Family:
BROMELIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 45: 187 (1973)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
3 Centimetres
Height:
20 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Offsets
CITES:
Synonyms:
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This member of the Bromeliaceae family was given this name by Eizi Matuda in 1973. It is found, growing as an epiphyte in Mexico. It requires some water and lots of sun. The inflated pseudobulbs will grow up to three centimetres in diameter, the entire plant up to 20 centimetres. The flowers are bluish purple. The genera is named after Elias Tillands, 1640–1693, a Swedish botanist, working in Finland.
The species name means 'looking like (Lecanora) circinnat'.
Flower
Light Blue - Purple
Soil
Epiphytic
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
