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Platystachys cyanea (Linden ex K.Koch) K.Koch & Sello
Index Sem. Hort. Berol. 1854 (App.): 11 1855
Family: BROMELIACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Tillandsia cyanea Linden ex K.Koch
Wochenschr. Vereines Beford. Gartenbaues Konigl. Preuss. Staaten 10: 140 1867.

Platystachys cyanea (Tillandsia cyanea) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Only a few of the pansy-shaped purple-blue flowers are open at any one time, but the head of overlapping pink bracts can last for several months.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Tillandsia cyanea Linden ex K.Koch
Wochenschr. Vereines Beford. Gartenbaues Konigl. Preuss. Staaten 10: 140 1867.
Synonymy: 14
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Air Plant, Pink Quill, Kamehameha's Paddle


15423 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Platystachys cyanea (Tillandsia cyanea) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
20927 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Flowering habit at Garden of Eden Keanae, Maui, Hawaii (USA). March 30, 2011. (Tillandsia cyanea) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

20928 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit plants for sale at Sacred Garden of Maliko, Maui, Hawaii (USA). January 24, 2011. (Tillandsia cyanea) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
15422 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Platystachys cyanea (Tillandsia cyanea) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

15421 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Platystachys cyanea (Tillandsia cyanea) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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