Billbergia formosa

Billbergia formosa is a species 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]

Billbergia formosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:
Bromelioideae
Genus:
Billbergia
Subgenus:
Helicodea
Species:
B. formosa
Binomial name
Billbergia formosa
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Cultivars
  • Billbergia 'Caroliniana'[4]
  • Billbergia 'Wallonia'[4]

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 [2007]. 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


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