Fascicularia

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Fascicularia
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Fascicularia bicolor
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Fascicularia
Mez
Species:
F. bicolor
Binomial name
Fascicularia bicolor
(Ruiz & Pav.) Mez
Synonyms [1]
  • Bromelia bicolorRuiz & Pav.
  • Billbergia bicolor(Ruiz & Pav.) Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Rhodostachys bicolor(Ruiz & Pav.) Baker
  • Hechtia joinvilleiRivière
  • Billbergia joinvillei(Rivière) Van Houtte ex E.Morren
  • Bromelia joinvillei(Rivière) E.Morren ex C.Morren
  • Rhodostachys albobracteataBaker
  • Rhodostachys joinvillei(Rivière) Baker
  • Rhodostachys micranthaPhil.
  • Fascicularia parvifloraMez
  • Fascicularia kirchhoffiana(Wittm.) Mez
  • Fascicularia micrantha(Phil.) Mez

Fascicularia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the pineapple family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Latin fasciculus (bundle) and arius (pertaining to). [2]

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Only one species is known, Fascicularia bicolor. It is endemic to Chile [1] and reportedly naturalized in France and the extreme south and west of Great Britain. [3] In the wild, all Fascicularias are saxicolous (growing on rocks) or epiphytes. [4] [5]

It is cultivated in gardens for the dramatic bright crimson colour of its leaves contrasting with the blue inflorescence. [6]

The edible fruits are similar to those of the species Greigia sphacelata , but smaller; They are consumed in the same way as these. [7]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ "Bromeliad Info - Genera Etymology". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
  3. ↑ "Fascicularia distribution map". BSBI Maps. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Zizka, G; Horres, R; Nelson, C; Weising, K (1999). "Revision of the genus Fascicularia Mez (Bromeliaceae)" . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 129 (4): 315–332. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1999.tb00507.x . Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Ortega-Solis, G; Díaz, I; Mellado-Mansilla, D; Moreno-González, R; Godoy, J; Samaniego, H (2020). "The importance of tree species and size for the epiphytic bromeliad Fascicularia bicolor in a South-American temperate rainforest (Chile)" . IForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry. 13 (2): 92–97. doi: 10.3832/ifor2710-013 . S2CID   214699975 . Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Fascicularia bicolor, Crimson bromeliad". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  7. ↑ Pfanzelt, Simon; García, Carolina; Marticorena, Alicia (2013). "Notes on the Chilean geographic distribution of several vascular plant species". Check List. 9 (4): 832–837. doi: 10.15560/9.4.832 . Retrieved 4 June 2023.
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