Billbergia formosa
Appearance
Billbergia formosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Genus: | Billbergia |
Subgenus: | Billbergia subg. Helicodea |
Species: | B. formosa
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Binomial name | |
Billbergia formosa Ule
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Billbergia formosa is a species of flowering plant in the genus Billbergia. It is endemic to Peru but cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental.[1] The species is very rare in the wild and listed as endangered.[2][3]
Cultivars
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ León, B., J. Roque, C. Ulloa Ulloa, N. C. A. Pitman, P. M. Jørgensen & A. Cano E. 2006 [2007]. El Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Perú. Revista Peruana de Biologia 13(núm. 2 especial): 1s–971s.
- ^ Vásquez Martínez, R. 1997. Flórula de las reservas biológicas de Iquitos, Perú: Allpahuayo–Mishana, Explornapo Camp, Explorama Lodge. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 63: 1–1046.
- ^ a b BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009