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Epifita
Tillandsia es un genre of plant epiphytes que, con mas de 650 especies aceptadas, es of mash diversity of the family from las Bromeliaceae (to cual pertenece also the Pineapple). If encuentran in los desiertos, bosques y mountains of Centroamérica, South America, Mexico.svg y in out on EE. States. in North America.
The members of this genus commonly called Carnation plants growing air are linked by the roots of the trees. The roots are used purely as holding, taking water and nutrients from the air literally, through leaves.
The genus Tillandsia was named by Carolus Linnaeus after the Swedish physician and botanist Elias Tillandz (Originally Tillander) (1640-1693).
Tillandsia species are epiphytes, namely, in nature normally grow on other plants, without parasites, usually trees. But there are also species that are lithophytes (on rocks, ceilings, phone lines, etc.). Few species grow directly in the ground. Among these plants can cite stick beards (Tillandsia asneoides) they seem lichens hanging, as noted by F. Oliva Esteva . The genus can be divided between varieties “green” and varieties “gray”.
They reproduce – as other bromeliads – in two ways: For pollination and seed production. By not self-pollinate pollen must come from another plant of the same species.
For suckers. From the mother plant sprout, many times in the stem, new plants. This usually happens after flowering. A single plant can have several suckers can be removed and separately developed or left alone with the mother plant, to form a colony.
Green species require a mild and rainy, and usually grow in the shade, either on the ground or on trees in the understory. Las green varieties lack trichomes .
In contrast, almost all of them species of Tillandsia grow gray areas in the sub-humid sub-arid with high air humidity it. Prefer, it sun, for it is Cuale encentran them in the forest floors of it in the rocks. Muchas of these varieties are epifitas. Like plants that lack roots practically Tienen una muy lifestyle peculiar. Su looks gray results from the circumstance that stems y sus hojas are cubiertos by small scales (trichomes). Highlights are pelitos complejos are generados by the epidermis de las hojas y mueren it immediately. Las cell Muerte de las trichomes are llenan air, reflejando the light, That is why it looks whitish. The plant are more white, The more and larger have trichomes. The trichomes are filled with water (suck moisture) and reveal the green tissue below (the plant is green) and the plant can absorb more light. As the sun dries the plant, Again this appears grayish. So trichomes not only serve to absorb water, but also for protection against sun and perspiration. This trick allows plants, without roots, fog droplets absorb or directly to meet your need rain water. Obtained from the minerals small amounts contained in the dust blown away, fall leaves and matter from insects and dissolve in the water absorbed.
The Tillandsias, like all epiphytes are not parasites. Their roots serve only to fix the floor and have no rootlets (secondary roots, responsible for the absorption of minerals and water). The finest leaf varieties grow in rainy areas and the thick-leaved varieties in areas with drought.
Although grown for its overall appearance and not their flower, Tillandsia blooms some have a regular, and some species have a very impressive flowers. It is also common in these plants which vary the color of the leaves (usually changing from green to red) in which are found around the flower. This is an indication that the plant is Monocarpic (that produce flowers only once before dying) but seedlings that emerge around the flowering plant will continue to live.
After flowering, Plant seedlings or form “tillers” around the mother plant. Leave these as possible, as the plant continues to develop around a colony forming.
Fuente: Wikipedia
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