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Tillandsia erubescens

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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]

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Tillandsia erubescens
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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
Binomial name
Tillandsia erubescens
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Synonyms[1]
  • Tillandsia arroyoensis (W.Weber & Ehlers) Espejo & López-Ferr.
  • Anoplophytum benthamianum Beer
  • Anoplophytum vestitum Beer
  • Tillandsia benthamiana Klotzsch ex Baker
  • Tillandsia hartwegiana E.Morren ex Baker
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Three varieties are recognized:

  1. Tillandsia erubescens var. arroyoensis W.Weber & Ehlers – northeastern Mexico
  2. Tillandsia erubescens var. erubescens – much of Mexico
  3. Tillandsia erubescens var. patentibracteata W.Weber & Ehlers – Sinaloa

Cultivars

  • Tillandsia 'Cherub'[5]
  • Tillandsia 'Montoro'[5]

Uses

The Pima of Mexico occasionally eat T. erubescens and Tillandsia recurvata flowers due to their high sugar content.[6]

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