Guzmania monostachia

Guzmania monostachia is an epiphytic species in the genus Guzmania. Also known as a West Indian tufted airplant,[2] this species is native to South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela), Central America, the West Indies and Florida.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] The species is also reportedly naturalized in Hawaii.[12]

Guzmania monostachia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Guzmania
Species:
G. monostachia
Binomial name
Guzmania monostachia
(Linnaeus) Rusby ex Mez
Synonyms[1]
  • Renealmia monostachia L.
  • Tillandsia monostachia (L.) L.
  • Tillandsia clavata Lam.
  • Pourretia sympaganthera Ruiz & Pav.
  • Guzmania tricolor Ruiz & Pav.
  • Guzmania comosa Bertero ex Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Guzmania sympaganthera (Ruiz & Pav.) Beer
  • Tillandsia comosa (Bertero ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Griseb.
  • Tillandsia pachycarpa Baker
  • Tillandsia gymnophylla Baker
  • Guzmania grandis Baker
  • Guzmania maculata Linden ex Baker
  • Guzmania platysepala Mez & C.F.Baker
  • Guzmania laxa Mez & Sodiro
  • Bromelia tricolor Sander
  • Guzmania clavata (Lam.) Urb.

Guzmania monostachia is notable as it is a facultative CAM species, converting from C3 photosynthesis to CAM under high light treatment or drought stress as a protective measure.[13]

Cultivars
  • Guzmania 'Premier Amour'[14]
  • Guzmania monostachia growing at the Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui.
  • A close-up of the plant
  • A drawing of the Guzmania monostachia from the "Collectanea botanica or Figures and botanic Illustrations of rare and curious exotic Plants" by John Lindley.

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "PLANTS Profile for Guzmania monostachia (West Indian tufted airplant) | USDA PLANTS". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  3. Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae Archived 2010-11-29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21 October 2009
  4. BROMELIACEAE DA MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA retrieved 22 October 2009
  5. Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009
  6. Bromeliaceae of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands) retrieved 30 October 2009
  7. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  8. Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  9. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  10. Martinelli, G., Magalhães Vieira, C., Gonzalez, M., Leitman, P., Piratininga, A. Ferreira da Costa, A. & Campostrini Forzza, R. (2008). Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 59: 209-258.
  11. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  12. Starr Environmental, Plants of Hawaii, Guzmania monostachia (West Indian tufted airplant)
  13. Maxwell, C; Griffiths H; Young AJ (1994). "Photosynthetic acclimation to light regime and water stress by the C3-CAM epiphyte Guzmania monostachia: gas-exchange characteristics, photochemical efficiency and the xanthophyll cycle". Functional Ecology. 8 (6): 746–754. doi:10.2307/2390234. JSTOR 2390234.
  14. BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009
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