Tillandsia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tillandsia
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:class gptkb:Liliopsida
gptkbp:commonName air plant
gptkbp:conservationStatus varies by species
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Neotropics
gptkbp:family gptkb:Bromeliaceae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1753
gptkbp:flowerColor varies (often pink, purple, red, yellow, or white)
gptkbp:growthForm epiphyte
aerophyte
gptkbp:habitat cliffs
trees
rocks
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tillandsia
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Plantae
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Elias_Tillandz
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Central_America
gptkb:South_America
southern United States
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Tillandsia_usneoides
gptkb:Tillandsia_cyanea
gptkb:Tillandsia_ionantha
gptkb:Tillandsia_xerographica
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 600
gptkbp:order gptkb:Poales
gptkbp:photosynthesisType CAM
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Tracheophyta
gptkbp:pollinatedBy gptkb:hummingbirds
insects
gptkbp:seedDispersal wind
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Tillandsia_utriculata
gptkbp:uses gptkb:ornamental_plant
gptkbp:waterAbsorption trichomes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bromeliaceae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6