Billbergia pyramidalis (Sims) Lindl. var. pyramidalis

  • Authority

    Smith, Lyman B. & Downs, Robert J. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14 (3): 1493-2142. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Bromeliaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Billbergia pyramidalis (Sims) Lindl. var. pyramidalis

  • Type

    Type. Sims Hortus s n. Description and plate.

  • Synonyms

    Bromelia pyramidal Sims, Bromelia nudicaulis L., Billbergia pyramidalis var. bicolor Lindl., Billbergia thyrsoidea Mart. & Schult.f., Billbergia bicolor (Ruiz & Pav.) Schult.f., Billbergia loddigesii Steud., Pitcairnia fastuosa C.Morren, Billbergia thyrsoides De Jonghe, Billbergia splendida Lem., Billbergia croyana Lem., Billbergia thyrsoidea var. zonata de Vriese, Billbergia miniato-rosea Lem., Billbergia fastuosa (C.Morren) Beer, Billbergia punicea Beer, Billbergia fasciata splendens Beer, Billbergia longifolia K.Koch & Bouché, Billbergia rhodocyanea Lem., Billbergia pyramidalis var. zonata (de Vriese) André, Billbergia pyramidalis var. croyana (Lem.) André, Billbergia setosa Jacob-Makoy ex E.Morren, Aechmea setigera Schult.f., Billbergia pyramidalis var. farinosa K.Koch, Billbergia farinosa K.Koch ex E.Morren, Billbergia thyrsoidea var. fastuosa André, Billbergia thyrsoidea var. splendida (Lem.) André, Billbergia thyrsoidea var. miniato-rosea (Lem.) André, Billbergia atropurpurea E.Morren, Billbergia peruviana E.Morren, Jonghea croyana Lem. ex E.Morren, Billbergia tricolor E.Morren, Jonghea splendida Lem. ex E.Morren, Billbergia speciosa Thunb., Billbergia thyrsoidea var. longifolia Baker, Billbergia schultesiana Baker, Billbergia atrorosea Drapiez

  • Description

    Description - Petals blue toward apex, red elsewhere.

  • Distribution

    Terrestrial, 500-1700 m alt, eastern Brazil, also recorded from the West Indies, Venezuela, and Para, Brazil, but doubtfully native there.

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