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Tillandsia usneoides

(L.) L. (1762)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Bromeliaceae Genus: Tillandsia

‘umi‘umi o Dole, ‘umi‘umi-o-dole, dole's beard, pele's hair, Spanish moss

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 411 (1762)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:641 (KEY), 643 (DESCR); Frohlich & Lau 2007:9 (NEWNAT/O); Wagner et al. 2012:78 (O record adventive, not followed)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Tillandsia usneoides Honolulu: Nuuanu Valley; 3785 Old Pali Road, residence of Betty Ho Suspended in a tree. Preserved_Specimen Intertangled pendant stems; flwrs apple green; odorless (morning). Lau, J. 2270 Oahu BISH 1986-04-21
2 Tillandsia usneoides Makiki Valley, slope of ridge seperating Makiki and Pauoa. Dry slope, full sun. Two colonies. Host is Leucaena leucocephala and Dolichandra unguis-cati. Population was roughly 1 gallon volume. Preserved_Specimen Arthur, K. 106 Oahu BISH 2025-05-28
3 Tillandsia usneoides Honolulu Grown from barrel-hoop. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 8420 Oahu BISH 1932-12-05
4 Tillandsia usneoides Waimea Botanical Garden Naturalized; forming large, draping masses on a Calophyllum inophyllum tree in the garden. Preserved_Specimen Mass about 4 meters long of small, grey-green bromeliads. No flowers seen on collected material. OED Oahu BISH 2006-12-07
5 Tillandsia usneoides Moanalua Valley, ~270 m. ma kai from Moanalua District Park. In monkeypod tree next to channelized Moanalua stream. 10m away from houses. these plants are clearly naturalized as they were found in the mid canopy of the tree, above where people can reach and needed to be knocked down with a stick. Preserved_Specimen Arthur, K. 82 Oahu BISH 2025-02-28
6 Tillandsia usneoides Lihue Dist.; Puhi, Gaylord Wilcox estate Kilohana Preserved_Specimen Epiphytic herb, long creeping. Grey to silver with pale green underlay. Flynn, T.W. 4288 Kauai BISH 1990-10-31
7 Tillandsia usneoides Haleiwa; Kawailoa On trees or hanging planters. Preserved_Specimen Moss-like air plant. Afualo, D. 29 Oahu BISH 1975-03-04
8 Tillandsia usneoides Manoa; Quinn Garden Pendant from tree branches. Preserved_Specimen Plant grey. Fosberg, F.R. 12225 Oahu BISH 1935-07-13
9 Tillandsia usneoides Nuuanu Pali Dr. Above where the housing development ends Roadside, shaded, moist Preserved_Specimen Locally abundant, covering at least 5 large trees. Not observed in other areas of road, so perhaps only spreading vegetatively and not seeding? Faccenda, K. 1922 Oahu BISH 2021-05-29
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