Tillandsia erubescens

Tillandsia erubescens [2] is a species of epiphytic plants of the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico, found over much of the country from Chihuahua to Oaxaca.[1][3][4]

Tillandsia erubescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Tillandsia
Species:	T. erubescens
Binomial name
Tillandsia erubescens Schlecht.
Synonyms[1]
Tillandsia arroyoensis (W.Weber & Ehlers) Espejo & López-Ferr. Anoplophytum benthamianum Beer Anoplophytum vestitum Beer Tillandsia benthamiana Klotzsch ex Baker Tillandsia hartwegiana E.Morren ex Baker

Three varieties are recognized:

1. Tillandsia erubescens var. arroyoensis W.Weber & Ehlers - northeastern Mexico
2. Tillandsia erubescens var. erubescens - much of Mexico
3. Tillandsia erubescens var. patentibracteata W.Weber & Ehlers - Sinaloa

Cultivars

• Tillandsia 'Cherub'[5]
• Tillandsia 'Montoro'[5]

Uses

The Pima of Mexico occasionally eat T. erubescens and Tillandsia recurvata flowers due to their high sugar content.[6]

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Schlechtendal, Linnaea 18: 427-429. 1844.
3. Espejo-Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (2005). Bromeliaceae. Flora de Veracruz 136: 1-307. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Recursos Bióticos, Xalapa, Veracruz
4. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 3 November 2009
5. BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009
6. Hornung-Leoni (2011). "Bromeliads: Traditional Plant Food in Latin America Since pre-Hispanic Times". Polibotánica. 32: 219–229. Retrieved 30 Mar 2020.