Tillandsia bulbosa Hook.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Guyana

• Locality

  Island at Amatuk Falls.

• Elevation

  Alt. 41 m. (135 ft.)

• Coordinates

  5.30039, -59.3133

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Bromeliaceae
Tillandsia bulbosa Hook.
Det. B.K. Holst, 2008
GUYANA. Island at Amatuk Falls. 41 m 5°18'1.4"N 59°18'47.8"W.
Riparian forest with white sand and large boulders. Epiphytic 1-3 m off
ground on various trees and shrubs on island. Small colonies of 3-6
rosettes, rosettes bulbous at base, constricted at top with narrow leaf
tips. Leaf bases sometimes with small ants. Plant greenish with patches
of silvery scales around sheath bases. Inflorescence purple-pink. Fruit
green.
K. J. Wurdack 4283	7 September 2006
With: C. Perry, E. Liverpool, P. Benjamin, C. Hinchliff & K. Redden
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
03876769