Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Bartram's airplant

Family: Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad)

Distribution: Tropical Americas

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

Comments: The genus Tillandsia was named by Carl Linnaeus after the Swedish physician and botanist Dr. Elias Tillandz (1640–1693). The tall, slender bloom spike develops for almost a year before flowering commences.