Tillandsia erubescens[2] is a species of epiphytic plants of the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico, found over much of the country from Chihuahua to Oaxaca.[1][3][4]
| Tillandsia erubescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Tillandsia |
| Subgenus: | Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia |
| Species: | T. erubescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Tillandsia erubescens Schlecht.
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Three varieties are recognized:
- Tillandsia erubescens var. arroyoensis W.Weber & Ehlers – northeastern Mexico
- Tillandsia erubescens var. erubescens – much of Mexico
- Tillandsia erubescens var. patentibracteata W.Weber & Ehlers – Sinaloa
Cultivars
editUses
editThe Pima of Mexico occasionally eat T. erubescens and Tillandsia recurvata flowers due to their high sugar content.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Schlechtendal, Linnaea 18: 427-429. 1844.
- ^ Espejo-Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (2005). Bromeliaceae. Flora de Veracruz 136: 1-307. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Recursos Bióticos, Xalapa, Veracruz
- ^ Espejo-Serna, Adolfo; López-Ferrari, Ana Rosa; Ramírez-morillo, Ivón; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Till, Walter (1 June 2004). "Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 25 (1): 33–86. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760147.
- ^ a b BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009
- ^ Hornung-Leoni (2011). "Bromeliads: Traditional Plant Food in Latin America Since pre-Hispanic Times". Polibotánica. 32: 219–229. Retrieved 30 Mar 2020.