
Thursday 15 February
The World's Favourite Unloved Species 2018 - the Galapagos Racer
Kingdom | Plantae |
Phylum | Tracheophyta |
Class | Liliopsida |
Order | Bromeliales |
Family | Bromeliaceae |
Genus | Tillandsia (1) |
Distinguished by their fine, greyish-white, spiky leaves, tillandsias are attractive plants typically seen clinging to tree branches or cliff faces (3) (4). Tillandsia harrisii has a relatively long stem, with the leaves usually directed to one side, and curled in a dense rosette. The inflorescence is comprised of five to nine spirally arranged flowers, with orange to red floral bracts and blue-violet petals (2).
Tillandsia harrisii is restricted to the Zacapa Department in Guatemala (2).
Known from cliffs along the Rio Teculutan, at an altitude of 500 metres above sea level (2).
Listed on Appendix II of CITES (1).
Many Tillandsia species are believed to be threatened by over collection for the horticultural trade (6).
International trade in Tillandsia harrisii is restricted by its listing on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) (1).
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© E. J. Gouda / Utrecht University Botanic Gardens
Utrecht University Botanic Gardens
Postbus 80.162
Utrecht
3508 TD
The Netherlands
E.J.Gouda@uu.nl
http://FloraPix.nl/
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