Tillandsia utriculata
Jumbie Pineapple, Spreading Airplant
Other regional names: Wild Pine
- Wild Pine
Also known as: Allardtia potockii Antoine +13 more
- Allardtia potockii Antoine
- Anoplophytum flexuosum var. pallidum (Lindl.) Beer
- Platystachys ehrenbergiana K.Koch ex Hemsl.
- Platystachys utriculata (L.) Beer
- Tillandsia brevibracteata Baker
- Tillandsia ehrenbergii (K.Koch) Klotzsch ex Mez
- Tillandsia flexuosa var. pallida Lindl.
- Tillandsia nuttalliana Schult. & Schult.f.
- Tillandsia ramosa Bello
- Tillandsia ramosa Sweet
- Tillandsia ramosa var. cingstuniensis E.H.L.Krause
- Tillandsia sintenisii Baker
- Tillandsia utriculata f. variegata H.Luther
- Tillandsia utriculata subsp. utriculata
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Bromeliaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphyte.
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Naturally occurring in North America and South America, Tillandsia utriculata (commonly known as Jumbie-Pineapple or Spreading Airplant) is an epiphytic bromeliad belonging to the Bromeliaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
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.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Windward Is.