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Billbergia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus, named for the Swedish botanist, zoologist, and anatomist Gustaf Johan Billberg, is divided into two subgenera: Billbergia and Helicodea. They are native to forest and scrub, up to an altitude of 1,700 m (5,577 ft), in southern Mexico, the West Indies, Central America and South America, with many species endemic to Brazil.
Billbergia alfonsi-joannis is a species in the genus Billbergia. This species is endemic to southeastern Brazil, from Espírito Santo to Santa Catarina.
Billbergia decora is a species in the genus Billbergia. This species is native to Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.
Helicodea is a subgenus of the genus Billbergia. They are distinguishable by the tightly recurved 'Clock spring' flower petals, unlike other Billbergias where the petals are flared.
Billbergia leptopoda is a plant species in the genus Billbergia. This species is endemic to Brazil.
Billbergia macrocalyx is a plant species in the genus Billbergia. This species is endemic to Brazil.
Billbergia morelii is a plant species in the genus Billbergia. This species is endemic to Brazil.
Billbergia sanderiana is a plant species in the genus Billbergia. This species is endemic to Brazil.
Billbergia saundersii is a species in the genus Billbergia. This species is endemic to Brazil.
Billbergia amoena is a plant species in the genus Billbergia. This species is endemic to Brazil but widely cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental.
Billbergia brasiliensis is a species in the genus Billbergia. This species is native to Bolivia and Brazil.
Billbergia distachya is a plant species in the genus Billbergia. The species is native to Brazil.
Billbergia horrida is a plant species in the genus Billbergia. This species is native to Brazil.
Billbergia vittata is a plant species in the genus Billbergia. This species is native to Brazil.
Billbergia zebrina is a species in the genus Billbergia. This species is native to Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.
'Gem' is a hybrid cultivar of the genus Billbergia in the Bromeliad family.
'Rosea' is a hybrid cultivar of the genus Billbergia in the Bromeliad family.
'Fantasia' is a hybrid cultivar of the genus Billbergia in the Bromeliad family.
Billbergia oxysepala is a species in the genus Billbergia. This species is native to Ecuador and to the Brazilian State of Acre.
Billbergia violacea is a plant species in the genus Billbergia. This species is native to Bolivia.
References
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part III. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(3): 1493–2142
- 1 2 3 BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009
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