Billbergia amoena

Billbergia amoena

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Bromelioideae
Genus: Billbergia
Species: Billbergia amoena

Name

• Billbergia amoena (G.Lodd.) Lindl., Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1068 (1827).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Tillandsia amoena G.Lodd., Bot. Cab. 1: t. 76 (1817).
• Homotypic
  • Billbergia amoena var. typica L.B.Sm., Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n.s., 1: 103 (1943), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Bromelia pallida Ker Gawl., Bot. Reg. 4: t. 344 (1819).
  • Pitcairnia discolor Loisel., Herb. Gén. Amat. 5: t. 345 (1821).
  • Pourretia magnispatha Colla, Hortus Ripul., App. 2: 334 (1825).
  • Tillandsia variegata Vell., Fl. Flumin. 3: 134, t. 132 (1829).
  • Bromelia laevis Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 1283 (1830), not validly publ.
  • Billbergia chlorocyanea de Vriese, Hort. Acad. Lugd. Bat. Pl. Rar.: s.p. (1854).
  • Billbergia discolor (Loisel.) Beer, Fam. Bromel.: 121 (1856).
  • Billbergia pallescens K.Koch & C.D.Bouché, Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1856(App.): 5 (1856).
  • Billbergia pallida (Ker Gawl.) Beer, Fam. Bromel.: 121 (1856).
  • Billbergia pyramidalis var. minor Antoine & Beer, Fam. Bromel.: 108 (1856).
  • Billbergia binotii R.C.J.Gerard, J. Soc. Hort. Rhone 1896: 1 (1896).
  • Billbergia wiotiana De Jonghe ex Mez, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 241 (1916).
  • Billbergia wacketii Mez, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 7 (1919).
  • Billbergia amoena var. minor (Antoine & Beer) L.B.Sm., Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo 2(1): 104 (1943).
  • Billbergia amoena var. viridis L.B.Sm., Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 126(1): 20 (1955).
  • Billbergia amoena var. rubra M.B.Foster, Bull. Bromeliad Soc. 6: 76 (1956).
  • Billbergia amoena var. carnea E.Pereira, Bradea 2: 32 (1975).
  • Billbergia amoena var. stolonifera E.Pereira & Moutinho, Bradea 3: 214 (1981).
  • Billbergia amoena f. viridiflora E.Pereira & Moutinho, Bradea 3: 214 (1981).
  • Billbergia amoena var. flavescens Reitz, Fl. Ilustr. Catarin. 1(Bromel.): 495 (1983).
  • Billbergia amoena var. robertiana E.Pereira & Leme, Brasil Florest. 13(59): 41 (1984).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Brazil Brazil References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Lindley, J., 1827. Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1068.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Billbergia amoena in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Billbergia amoena. Published online. Accessed: Jun 20 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Billbergia amoena in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 20.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Billbergia amoena. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jun 2019.

Vernacular names

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