Androlepis skinneri
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Habit and inflorescence of Androlepis skinneri . |
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Androlepis skinneri is the only plant species of the genus Androlepis from the subfamily Bromelioideae inthe bromeliad family (Bromeliaceae). The generic name Androlepis is derived from the Greek words andros for “man, human” and lepis for “dandruff”. The specific epithet honors the British botanist George Ure Skinner (1804–1867), who collected this species in Guatemala.
distribution
Androlepis skinneri's homeland ranges from Guatemala to Costa Rica .
Androlepis skinneri can be found in many botanical gardens ; it is relatively undemanding in culture.
description
Androlepis skinneri is a funnel or cistern bromeliad. It is a relatively large species with up to 1 m funnel diameter and usually 1 m, rarely up to 2 m long inflorescences. It grows as an epiphyte . The tough, parallel-veined, broadly linear, mostly 76 to 155 (38 to 172) cm long and 6.5 to 9 (10) cm wide leaves are slightly reinforced at the edge (like all representatives of the Bromelioideae), with a spike tip. Suction scales are mainly seen on the underside of the leaf. Large amounts of water often collect in the leaf funnels. In many funnels there are small biotopes with several species of animals, algae and aquatic plants.
In an upright, long-lasting, branched, spike-like, cylindrical inflorescence (inflorescence) there are very short, one to five-flowered, panicley partial inflorescences . The greenish or whitish bracts (bracts) are inconspicuous.
This species is an exception within the Bromelioideae dioeciously separated sexes ( diocesan ). The functionally unisexual flowers are at most short-stalked, radial symmetry and threefold. The three sepals have grown together to form a short tube. The three yellow petals are fused. There are two circles with three stamens each, which are fused with the petals. The anthers have an appendage. The scaly ovary is subordinate.
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The fruits are berries . The fruits are eaten by animals (especially birds , less often bats and monkeys ). The seeds are excreted undigested and get onto branches with the excrement.
swell
- Harry E. Luther: An Alphabetical List of Bromeliad Binomials , 2008 ( June 17, 2012 memento on the Internet Archive ) in The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, Florida, USA. Published by The Bromeliad Society International. (PDF file; 314 kB)
- Derek Butcher: Description of Androlepis skinneri with pictures. at Bromeliad Encyclopedia of the Florida Council of Bromeliad Societies .
literature
- Werner Rauh : Bromeliads - Tillandsias and other culturally worthy bromeliads , Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-8001-6371-3
Individual evidence
- ↑ Harry E. Luther: An Alphabetical List of Bromeliad Binomials , 2008 ( Memento of the original dated February 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens , Sarasota, Florida, USA. Published by The Bromeliad Society International .
- ↑ Jason R. Grant An Annotated Catalog of the Generic Names of the Bromeliaceae , In: The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 1998. (Origin of the generic names in the family of the Bromeliaceae in English)
