Author: | Eizi
Matuda, 1973 |
Family: |
BROMELIACEAE |
Origin: |
Mexico |
Soil: |
Epiphytic |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
3
Centimetres |
Height: |
20
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Light Blue
- Purple |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Offsets |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Bromeliaceae
family was given this name by Eizi Matuda in 1973. It is found,
growing as an epiphyte in Mexico. It requires some water and lots of
sun. The inflated pseudobulbs will grow up to three centimetres in
diameter, the entire plant up to 20 centimetres. The flowers are
bluish purple.
The genera is named after
Elias Tillands, 1640–1693, a Swedish botanist, working in Finland.
The species name means 'looking like (Lecanora) circinnat'. |