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Turks and Caicos
So I'm in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos for work, and today I got off before dark and got to wander in the bushes a bit. :D I was looking for some Tolumnia, Ionopsis or Encyclia. I'm not sure about the first two, I'm just assuming they're here. :) But I do know there are at least a couple of Encyclia species here. Anyway, I didn't find any orchids but I did find 3 species of Tillandsia on the same little tree. All 3 of these can be found in South Florida, a reminder that I am not so far from home.
I believe this one is a young Tillandsia utriculata (Giant Airplant) because of the very large stump left from a dead Tillandsia that I saw in this tree. It could also be Tillandsia fasciculata. I'm not sure what the difference is when they are young. Any input would be nice. http://img.tapatalk.com/41ff3074-f34e-cddb.jpg Tillandsia paucifolia (Potbelly Airplant) http://img.tapatalk.com/41ff3074-f407-8719.jpg http://img.tapatalk.com/41ff3074-f43e-1564.jpg http://img.tapatalk.com/41ff3074-f451-e172.jpg Tillandsia flexuosa (Twisted Airplant) http://img.tapatalk.com/41ff3074-f49b-354c.jpg |
Very cool!
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Very nice. When I went I was too young and was not into botany yet. Wish I could go back. It was, at the time (early 2000's) a pretty virgin Island. Can't imagine its hard to find some native plants.
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