Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Tillandsia recurvata
Common name:
small ballmoss
Family:
Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad)
Distribution:
South America
Habitat:
Forest
IUCN Red list:
Not evaluated
Comments:
Henry Lowe of Jamaica has applied for a US patent for a Ball Moss extract which induces tumorous cell death by apoptosis (2008).
Links:
iNaturalist.org
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Wikipedia
Locations
1:
Tropical house 2
(Tropical Hse 2)
• Accession: 2017-55 • Provenance: Unrecorded
Area
Individual