''Billbergia formosa'' is a
species
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
in the
genus
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''
Billbergia
''Billbergia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. Description
The ''Billbergia'' species are rosette-forming, evergreen perennial plants, perennials, usually epiphyte, epiphytic, ...
''. It is
endemic
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to
Peru
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but cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental. The species is very rare in the wild and listed as
endangered
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.
[Vásquez Martínez, R. 1997. Flórula de las reservas biológicas de Iquitos, Perú: Allpahuayo–Mishana, Explornapo Camp, Explorama Lodge. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 63: 1–1046.]
Cultivars
* ''Billbergia'' 'Caroliniana'
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* ''Billbergia'' 'Wallonia'][BSI Cultivar Registry]
Retrieved 11 October 2009
References
formosa
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Endemic flora of Peru
Plants described in 1907
Endangered flora of South America
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