Tillandsia aeranthos
var. aemula
Tillandsia (Anoplophytum) aeranthos (Loiseleur) L. B. Smith (1943) var. aemula T. Strehl (2000)
November 30th, 2025 (Left: top, Right: side)
- The leaf is darkk green C60 M40 Y70 K0 at the tip and dark reddish brown C30 M40 Y40 K0 at the base.
- The surface is covered with trichomes. Especially, the base of the leaf is covered with thick trichomes.
- The leaf was relatively long and thick.
- L 120 mm, W 10 mm, and t 0.5 mm
Strehl (2000)
- Leaves
- (15-20) suberect, a little recurved, densely covered with adpressed scales, suborbicular, not tomentose, on both sides
- Sheath
- white, evident
- Blades
- subcoriaceous, long-triangular, attenuate, carinate, 12-15 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide at the base.