Catopsis nutans

(Swartz) Grisebach

Flora of the British West Indian Islands 599. 1864.

Basionym: Tillandsia nutans Swartz Prodr., 56. 1788
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.

Plants flowering 0.1–0.3 m. Leaves spreading, bright green, 8–15 cm, somewhat chalky, especially toward base; sheath pale, elliptic; blade subtriangular to narrow triangular, apex acuminate. Inflorescences: scapes decurved; bracts subfoliaceous, laxly imbricate; inflorescences single spikes (in flora), spikes 3–10-flowered, pendent; floral bracts green, elliptic, 1.4–1.5 cm. Flowers nocturnal; sepals green, broadly elliptic, 1–1.2 cm, thin-leathery, apex obtuse, surfaces glabrous; petals widely spreading, bright-yellow, ligulate, 2–2.4 cm; style included, stigma erect, simple. Fruits ovoid, 1.2–2 cm.


Phenology: Flowering fall–winter.
Habitat: Epiphytic in shady, humid hammocks
Elevation: 0–30 m

Distribution

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Fla., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America

Discussion

Catopsis nutans is rare in the flora.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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obtuse +  and acuminate +
light tan;brown +
Harry E. Luther +  and Gregory K. Brown +
(Swartz) Grisebach +
Tillandsia nutans +
subtriangular +  and narrow triangular +
chalklike +
subfoliaceous +
conspicuous +
ovoid;ellipsoid +
Fla. +, Mexico +, West Indies +, Central America +  and South America +
0–30 m +
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +
radially symmetric;slightly bilaterally symmetric +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Epiphytic in shady, humid hammocks +
compound +, simple +  and 5-many-flowered +
rosulate +  and many-ranked +
chalky;bright green +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
bright-yellow +
distinct +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
Flowering fall–winter. +
Flora of the British West Indian Islands +
unappendaged +  and winged +
plumose +
distinct +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
thin-leathery +
3 +  and 2 +
distinct +
unequal +
3-10-flowered +
elongate +
epiphytic +
Catopsis nutans +
Catopsis +
species +
water-absorbing +