Tillandsia aeranthos
var. aemula
Tillandsia (Anoplophytum) aeranthos (Loiseleur) L. B. Smith (1943) var. aemula T. Strehl (2000)
February 6th, 2021
- It flowered in January - February.
- The petal was blue.
- The open flower was composed of 3 petals whose tips were pointed.
- 6 stamens and a pistil were as long as the flower.
- A flower bloomed for 7 - 8 days.
Strehl (2000)
- Sepals
- membranaceous, oval-acuminate, glabrous, rosy, 1.5-1.7 cm long, the posterior pair connate to 3-4 mm from the apex, carinate, the anterior free, lanceolate.
- Petals
- lineal at the base, white, blades large elliptic (0.6 cm wide). rounded apex, dark blue, 1.8-2.5 cm long.
- Stamens
- included; filaments plicate close to the apex. Anthers linear, basifixed, 4 mm long.
- Ovary
- oval, Style long, 1.8 cm, much longer than the anthers and enlarged pistil.