Billbergia macrolepis

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Billbergia macrolepis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Billbergia
Subgenus: Billbergia subg. Helicodea
Species:
B. macrolepis
Binomial name
Billbergia macrolepis
L.B.Sm.
Synonyms [1]
  • Billbergia richterianaE.Pereira
  • Billbergia richteriana var. bicolorE.Pereira

Billbergia macrolepis is a species of flowering plant in the genus Billbergia. This species is native to Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Guyana. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Luther, Harry E. (1995). "An Annotated Checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica". Selbyana. 16 (2): 230–234. ISSN   0361-185X. JSTOR   41759911.
  3. ↑ Holst, Bruce K. (1 February 1994). "Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 15 (1). ISSN   2689-0682. JSTOR   41759858.
  4. ↑ Luther, H.E. (1999). "Bromeliaceae". In Jørgensen, P.M.; León-Yánez, S. (eds.). Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador = Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Ecuador (PDF). St. Louis, Mo.: Missouri Botanical Garden Press. pp. 337–361. ISBN   978-0915279609. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2006.
  5. ↑ BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009


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