Tillandsia afonsoana
Tillandsia (Aerobia) afonsoana T. Strehl (2000)
December 13th, 2025 (Left: top, Right: side)
- The leaf is grayish green C20 M5 Y30 K20.
- The surface is glabrous.
- The leaf is long and thick.
- The edge of the leaf is curled inward.
- L 75 mm, W 7 mm, t 1.5 mm, t 3.5 mm with the curled part
Strehl (2000)
- Leaves
- few (7-9), polystichous, at times distichous, erect or spreading, more or less curved or contorted, densely cinereo or ferrugineo tomentose lepidote;
- Sheath
- 1.5-2 cm long, 1.5-2 cm wide, compactly imbricate, indistinct from the blade;
- Blades
- narrow triangular, subulate, attenuate, grooved, 20-25 cm long, usually more shorter, 1.5-2 cm wide.