Billbergia vittata

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Billbergia vittata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Billbergia
Subgenus: Billbergia subg. Billbergia
Species:
B. vittata
Binomial name
Billbergia vittata
Brongn. ex C.Morel [1] [2]
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Billbergia vittata is a plant species in the genus Billbergia .

It is a tough hardy tubular shaped plant heavily festooned with silver trichomes in a distinctive banded pattern that boldly contrasts with the leaf pigments. The tube form is about 500 - 600mm high and retains a reservoir of water in the tube. The plant produces a brilliant red pink pendulous inflorescence with a series of small blue flowers, on whose nectar honey eaters such as the Eastern Spinebill feed. [3]

This species is native to Brazil.

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References

  1. ↑ "Billbergia vittata Brongn. ex C.Morel". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Billbergia vittata Brongn. ex C.Morel". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Billbergia vittata, catalogue of Bromeliad plants". www.lloydgodman.net. Retrieved 2023-11-28.


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