Tillandsia Tenuifolia — Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin

Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin’s Tillandsia tenuifolia presents an elegant tropical air plant distinguished by arching olive-green foliage and a tall rose-pink flowering stem. Narrow leaves sweep outward from a compact layered base, while the slender central inflorescence rises above them with alternating pink bracts and a delicate tubular flower.

The specimen appears attached to a short woody branch and is surrounded by generous warm cream space, emphasizing its graceful silhouette. Subtle bands across the leaf bases, restrained green and brown shading, and the vivid pink flower spike create a balanced natural palette. Numbered plate 93, the illustration brings together precise botanical observation and the quiet refinement of eighteenth-century natural-history art.

Artwork Details

• Artist: Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
• Title: Tillandsia tenuifolia
• Original title: Tillandsia tenuifolia
• Series: Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia
• Date: 1780–81 edition
• Period: 18th century
• Place of Origin: Europe
• Medium: Hand-colored botanical plate

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