Billbergia euphemiae var. euphemiae

  • 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 euphemiae var. euphemiae

  • Type

    Type. Liege Hortus s n (holotype, LG; photo GH), Nov 1868. Atkinson 22 (clonotype ?, BH); Barry s n (clonotype ?, GH); Kew Hortus 4756/61 (clonotype ?, K).

  • Synonyms

    Billbergia repens

  • Description

    Description - Leaves green with pale cross-bands or nearly concolorous. Inflorescence lax or sublax; rhachis geniculate; lower floral bracts like the scape-bracts.

  • Distribution

    Epiphytic and saxicolous in forest, Bahia to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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