Tillandsia xerographica
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Tillandsia |
| Subgenus: | Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia |
| Species: | T. xerographica
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| Tillandsia xerographica Rohweder
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Tillandsia xerographica is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad family. It 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]
Description[edit]
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[edit]
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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[edit]
- Tillandsia 'Betty' (T. xerographica × T. brachycaulos)[5]
- Tillandsia 'Fireworks' (T. xerographica × T. roland-gosselinii)[5]
- Tillandsia 'Silver Queen' (T. jalisco-monticola × T. xerographica)[5]
- Tillandsia 'Silverado' (T. chiapensis × T. xerographica)[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Appendices I, II and III". CITES. 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b c García, Mygdalia; Hiram Ordóñez Chocano. "Case Study: Tillandsia xerographica" (PDF). International Expert Workshop on CITES Non-Detriment Findings. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ^ Isley, Paul T. Tillandsia: the World's Most Unusual Air Plants. Vol. 1. Botanical Press. p. 187.
- ^ a b c d BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009