Tillandsia flexuosa
Banded Airplant, Twisted Airplant
Also known as: Anoplophytum flexuosum (Sw.) Beer +10 more
- Anoplophytum flexuosum (Sw.) Beer
- Platystachys aloifolia (Hook.) K.Koch
- Platystachys patens (Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) K.Koch
- Tillandsia aloifolia Hook.
- Tillandsia flexuosa f. alba Takiz.
- Tillandsia flexuosa var. fasciata Lindl.
- Tillandsia flexuosa var. vivipara André
- Tillandsia patens Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
- Tillandsia patens Willd., 1830
- Vriesea aloifolia (Hook.) Beer
- Vriesea tenuifolia Beer
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Bromeliaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphyte.
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Tillandsia flexuosa (commonly known as Banded Airplant or Twisted Airplant) is an epiphytic bromeliad belonging to the Bromeliaceae family. Found natively in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. The genus Tillandsia is notably large, comprising more than 700 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aruba, Bahamas, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico Southeast, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.