Glomeropitcairnia penduliflora
About
Glomeropitcairnia penduliflora is a very large tank bromeliad native to the islands of Martinique and Dominica in the Lesser Antilles. The tank can be as much as 2.5 m wide and up to 1.8 m high, up from the middle of which comes an inflorescence up to 3 m (9.8 ft) height. According to Newman, the tank can hold as much as 114 L of rainwater.
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
How to use it
Glomeropitcairnia penduliflora is primarily used for ornamental purposes due to its striking size and appearance. Its ability to collect rainwater also makes it an important ecological component, providing habitat for various organisms in its native environment.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Glomeropitcairnia penduliflora
- Slug
- glomeropitcairnia-penduliflora
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Glomeropitcairnia
- Species
- penduliflora
- Wikidata QID
- Q3109088
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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