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Billbergia formosa

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Species of plant

Billbergia formosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Billbergia
Subgenus: Billbergia subg. Helicodea
Species: B. formosa
Binomial name
Billbergia formosa
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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. The species is very rare in the wild and listed as endangered.

Cultivars

  • Billbergia 'Caroliniana'
  • Billbergia 'Wallonia'

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. León, B., J. Roque, C. Ulloa Ulloa, N. C. A. Pitman, P. M. Jørgensen & A. Cano E. 2006 . El Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Perú. Revista Peruana de Biologia 13(núm. 2 especial): 1s–971s.
  3. 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.
  4. ^ BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009
Taxon identifiers
Billbergia formosa


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