Tillandsia compressa Bert. ex Schult.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Bromeliaceae > Tillandsia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.2-0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
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 -

Distribution

Tillandsia compressa world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, and Puerto Rico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:125002-1
WFO ID wfo-0000576585
COL ID 7CC43
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 637047
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Synonyms

Anoplophytum setaceum Tillandsia compressa Tillandsia jaliscomonticola Tillandsia buchii Tillandsia setacea Tillandsia fasciculata var. venosispica