Tillandsia brachycaulos Schltdl.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Bromeliaceae > Tillandsia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.15-0.25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Tillandsia brachycaulos world distribution map, present in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Tillandsia brachycaulos threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:124896-1
WFO ID wfo-0000575135
COL ID 7CBSP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Tillandsia bradeana Tillandsia cryptantha Tillandsia flammea Tillandsia brachycaulos Tillandsia brachycaulos var. brachycaulos