14-302

Tillandsia karwinskyana Schult. & Schult.f.

(subgen. Tillandsia)

Publ: Syst. Veg. 7(2): 1209 (1830)

Type: Mexico. s. loc., W. F. Karwinsky s.n. (holotype, M!).

Search images on Permanent URL

Distribution: Mexico: Nuevo Léon, San Luis Potosí

Habitat: associated with soils rich in gypsum, in arid areas, 1000–2100 m. Elev.

Etymology: Tillandsia karwinskyana was named in honor of the German botanist Wilhelm Friedrich von Karwinsky von Karwin (1780–1855), collector of the type specimen.

Phenology: Flowering occurs in April and from June to August, with a single record in February. Fruiting occurs in November.

Tillandsia karwinskyana