banded airplant vs jumbie-pineapple

Tillandsia flexuosa compared with Tillandsia utriculata

Key Differences

• banded airplant is Least Concern while jumbie-pineapple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	banded airplant	jumbie-pineapple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Grasses)	Poales (Grasses)
Family same	Bromeliaceae	Bromeliaceae
Genus same	Tillandsia	Tillandsia
Species	Tillandsia flexuosa	Tillandsia utriculata

Evolutionary Relationship

banded airplant and jumbie-pineapple share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tillandsia.

Conservation Status

banded airplant

LC — Least Concern

jumbie-pineapple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	banded airplant	jumbie-pineapple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

banded airplant

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

jumbie-pineapple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

banded airplant

The Banded airplant (Tillandsia flexuosa) is a species in the genus Tillandsia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba