Tillandsia bartramii
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|genus = Tillandsia
|parent = Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia
|species = bartramii
|authority = Elliot{{ITIS |ID=42362 |taxon=Tillandsia bartramii |accessdate=2012-09-21}}
|synonyms =*Tillandsia pinifolia Leconte
- Tillandsia myriophylla Small
}}
Tillandsia bartramii, commonly known as Bartram's airplant,{{PLANTS|id=TIBA3|taxon=Tillandsia bartramii|accessdate=10 December 2015}} is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad family. It is native to Florida, South Carolina and southern Georgia in the United States as well as Guatemala and Mexico (Tamaulipas, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Jalisco, San Luis Potosí).[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=268617 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater. 1994. Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. 6: i–xvi, 1–543. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D. F.Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part II. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(2): 663–1492García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. Meave del Castillo. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad UniversitariaPulido-Esparza, V.A., López-Ferrari, A.R. & Espejo-Serna, A. (2004). Flora Bromeliológia del estado de Guerrero, México: riqueza y distribución. Boletin de la Sociedad Botanica de México 75: 55-104.Espejo-Serna, A., López-Ferrari, A.R., Martínez-Correa, N. & Pulido-Esparza, V.A. (2007). Bromeliad flora of Oaxaca, Mexico: richness and distribution. Acta Botanica Mexicana 81: 71-147. Instituto de Ecología A.C.[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Tillandsia%20bartramii.png Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map] The name honours William Bartram (1739–1823), an early Florida naturalist.{{cite web |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=222000393 |title=Tillandsia bartramii Elliott, 1: 379. 1817. |work=Flora of North America |publisher=eFloras.org |accessdate=2012-09-21}}
Description
Plants form clumps 20–40 cm (8–16 inches) in diameter. There are 15–30 gray leaves, which measure 15–40 × 0.2–0.5 cm (6–16 × 0.08–0.20 inches). Inflorescences are 8–15 cm (3.2–6.0 inches) in length, 2–4 mm (0.08–0.16 inches) in diameter, and have 5–20 flowers. Spikes measure 2–4 × 1 cm (0.8–1.6 × 0.4 inches), while floral bracts are 1.4–1.7 cm (0.45–0.68 inches) in length. Fruits measure 2.5–3 cm (1.0–1.2 inches) in diameter.
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External links
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Category:Plants described in 1817
Category:Flora of the Southeastern United States
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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