Tillandsia bartramii explained

Tillandsia bartramii, commonly known as Bartram's airplant, 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).^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} The name honours William Bartram (1739–1823), an early Florida naturalist.^[8]

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.^[8]

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=268617 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. 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.
3. Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part II. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(2): 663–1492
4. García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. Meave del Castillo. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria
5. Pulido-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.
6. 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.
7. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Tillandsia%20bartramii.png Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
8. Web site: Tillandsia bartramii Elliott, 1: 379. 1817. . Flora of North America . eFloras.org . 2012-09-21.