Tillandsia longifolia Baker

  • Filed As

    Bromeliaceae
    Tillandsia longifolia Baker

  • Collector(s)

    J. R. Grant 912152591-01525, 21 May 1991

  • Location

    Costa Rica. San José. Southwest slope of Serro Francisco, along the road from Santa Maria de Dota to El Empalme, 1 km southeeast of Jardin.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03875774

    Occurrence ID: 1b458c67-21b8-449c-84d0-3a0367f00f9c

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    San José

  • Locality

    Southwest slope of Serro Francisco, along the road from Santa Maria de Dota to El Empalme, 1 km southeeast of Jardin

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2150 m. (7054 ft.)

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PLANTS OF COSTA RICA
BROMELIACEAE
Tillandsia longifolia Bak.
Dups. (CR, DUKE, F, MO^N^RM, SEL, TEX, UNO, WS)
Large tripinnate epiphyte. Plant flowering 192 cm tall.
Scape 81 cm tall, inflorescence 111 cm tall, leaves 130
cm long. Foliar bracts magenta, carinate, 7 mm long,
apiculate. Floral bracts 15 mm long, carinate, magenta,
not exceeding sepals. Sepals 15-16 mm long, the
adaxial pair carinate, magenta marginally and green
medially, minuteley apiculate. Fruit 22-35 mm long,
trigonal, each side 5 mm wide, dark green with hue of
magenta.
Costa Rica SAN JOSE: Southwest slope of Serro
Francisco, along the road from Santa Maria de Dota to
El Empalme, 1 km southeast of Jardin. 2,150 m
J.ft Grant 91-01525
& M. Ramirez	21 May 1991
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
03875774