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Billbergia pyramidalis

(Sims) Lindl. (1827)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Bromeliaceae Genus: Billbergia

Description

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Synonyms (34)

Billbergia andegavensis André (1886)
Billbergia atrorosea Drapiez (1834)
Billbergia bicolor G.Lodd. (1832)
Billbergia croyana De Jonghe ex Lem. (1854)
Billbergia fasciata var. splendens Beer (1856)
Billbergia fastuosa (C.Morren) Beer (1856)
Billbergia lemoinei André (1885)
Billbergia loddigesii Steud. (1840)
Billbergia longifolia K.Koch & C.D.Bouché (1856)
Billbergia miniatorosea Lem. (1855)
Billbergia paxtonii Beer (1856)
Billbergia punicea Beer (1856)
Billbergia pyramidalis var. bicolor Lindl. (1828)
Billbergia pyramidalis var. concolor L.B.Sm. (1954)
Billbergia pyramidalis var. croyana É.Morren (1873)
Billbergia pyramidalis var. farinosa É.Morren (1873)
Billbergia pyramidalis var. lutea Leme & W.Weber (1984)
Billbergia pyramidalis var. striata M.B.Foster (1960)
Billbergia pyramidalis var. vernicosa E.Pereira (1979)
Billbergia pyramidalis var. zonata (de Vriese) É.Morren (1873)
Billbergia schultesiana Baker (1889)
Billbergia setosa Baker (1889)
Billbergia splendida Lem. (1852)
Billbergia thyrsoidea Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. (1830)
Billbergia thyrsoidea var. fastuosa Regel (1869)
Billbergia thyrsoidea var. longifolia Baker (1889)
Billbergia thyrsoidea var. miniatorosea (Lem.) É.Morren (1873)
Billbergia thyrsoidea var. splendida (Lem.) É.Morren (1873)
Billbergia thyrsoidea var. zonata De Vriese (1855)
Bromelia nudicaulis Rchb. (1829)
Bromelia pyramidalis Sims (1815)
Jonghea splendida Lem. (1852)
Pitcairnia fastuosa C.Morren (1847)
Tillandsia farinosa Schult. & Schult.f. (1830)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1068 (1827)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Billbergia pyramidalis Koloa District; Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden. Chalet Preserved_Specimen Lvs stiff, erect, pale glossy green; infllo. erect, peduncle pale cream, bracts very pale browinsh-green, becoming pinkish just below flowers; pedicel whitish, calyx scarlet w/white scurf, corolla scarlet w/bluish-purple tinge along margins; stigma purple. Flynn, T.W. 5593 Kauai BISH 1994-08-11
2 Billbergia pyramidalis Honolulu: Foster Botanic Gardens Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1950-09-15
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