Tillandsia bulbosa
Bulbous Airplant
Also known as: Platystachys bulbosa (Hook.) Beer +8 more
- Platystachys bulbosa (Hook.) Beer
- Platystachys erythraea (Lindl. & Paxton) Beer
- Pourretia hanisiana É.Morren
- Tillandsia bulbosa f. alba Takiz.
- Tillandsia bulbosa var. brasiliensis Schult. & Schult.f.
- Tillandsia bulbosa var. picta Hook.
- Tillandsia erythraea Lindl. & Paxton
- Tillandsia pumila Griseb.
- Tillandsia pumila Lindl. & Paxton
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Bromeliaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphyte.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Tillandsia bulbosa (commonly known as Bulbous Airplant) is an epiphytic bromeliad belonging to the Bromeliaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bahamas, Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.