Bromeliaceae

Cryptanthus zonatus (Lem.) Vis.

Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Cryptanthus

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Cryptanthus zonatus (Cryptanthus zonatus) — LeavesPhoto: Gabriel lima, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: كريبانط نطاقي
Chinese: 虎紋小鳳梨, 虎纹姬凤梨, 虎纹小凤梨, 福斯特姬凤梨
Polish: Skrytokwiat pasiasty

Synonyms

Billbergia acaulis Vis.
Cryptanthus burle-marxii Leme
Cryptanthus fosterianus L.B.Sm.
Cryptanthus zonatus f. fuscus (Vis.) Mez
Cryptanthus zonatus f. viridis (Beer) Mez
Cryptanthus zonatus f. zonatus
Cryptanthus zonatus var. fuscus (Vis.) Vis.
Cryptanthus zonatus var. viridis Beer
Pholidophyllum zonatum (Lem.) Vis.
Pholidophyllum zonatum var. fuscum Vis.
Tillandsia acaulis var. zebrina Otto & A.Dietr.
Tillandsia acaulis var. zonata (Lem.) Otto & A.Dietr.
Tillandsia zonata Brongn.
Tillandsia zonata Lem.

Photos

LeavesPhoto: Gabriel lima, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Camila Diaz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.