Catopsis floribunda (Brongn.) L.B.Sm.

Florida strap airplant (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Bromeliaceae > Catopsis

Characteristics

Plants flowering to 0.6 m. Leaves erect to spreading, bright green, 20--40 cm, not covered with conspicuous, white, chalky powder; sheath pale or slightly darkened toward base, elliptic; blade narrowly triangular, apex attenuate. Inflorescences: scapes erect or leaning; bracts foliaceous, imbricate, spreading; inflorescences usually 2-pinnate, with 5--15 lateral branches; spikes 15--50-flowered, erect to pendulous, stipitate; floral bracts green, ovate, 4--5 mm. Flowers diurnal; sepals yellow-green, broadly elliptic, 4--6 mm, leathery, apex obtuse, surfaces glabrous; petals erect to very slightly spreading, white, elliptic, 6--8 mm; style included, stigma erect, simple. Fruits ellipsoid, 8--10 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.6
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Environment

Light 4-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
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Images

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Distribution

Catopsis floribunda world distribution map, present in Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica, Honduras, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:122506-1
WFO ID wfo-0000352910
COL ID RVNW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629284
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Synonyms

Catopsis floribunda Pogospermum floribundum