Tillandsia aeranthos
Tillandsia (Anoplophytum) aeranthos (Loiseleur) L. B. Smith (1943)
May 2nd, 2006
- It flowered in March - May.
- The petal was blue C80 M70 Y0 K0.
- The floral bract was red C0 M60 Y0 K0.
- The open flower was composed of 3 petals whose tips were pointed.
- The flower protruded 7 mm and was D 8 mm. The petal was W 4 mm.
- 6 stamens and a pistil were as long as the flower.
- A flower bloomed for 10 - 14 days.
- 6 flowers bloomed from the bottom side of the spike at intervals of 1 - 2 days and the spike was in full bloom and showy a week later.
May 2nd, 2006
- Front view of flowers of Tillandsia aeranthos.
- Stamens and a pistil were included. Petals were wider than that of the slender type.
Smith and Downs (1974, 1977)
- Floral bracts
- ovate, usually exceeding the sepals but sometimes only equaling them, acute or the lowest with short filiform lepidote blades, inflated, membranaceous, nerved, glabrous, bright rose in life
- Flowers
- sessile, erect or suberect.
- Sepals
- lanceolate, acute, 12-19 mm long, the posterior high-connate, membranaceous, glabrous
- Petals
- 17-27 mm long, the blades broadly elliptic, very dark blue
- Stamens
- included; filaments plicate