Billbergia amoena is a plant species in the genus Billbergia. This species is endemic to Brazil but widely cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental.[1][2]

Billbergia amoena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Billbergia
Subgenus: Billbergia subg. Billbergia
Species:
B. amoena
Binomial name
Billbergia amoena
(G.Lodd.) Lindl.
Synonyms
  • Tillandsia amoena G.Lodd.
  • Bromelia pallida Ker Gawl.
  • Billbergia speciosa Thunb.
  • Pitcairnia discolor Loisel.
  • Pourretia magnispatha Colla
  • Tillandsia variegata Vell.
  • Bromelia laevis Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Billbergia chlorocyanea de Vriese
  • Billbergia discolor (Loisel.) Beer
  • Billbergia pallescens K.Koch & C.D.Bouché
  • Billbergia pallida (Ker Gawl.) Beer
  • Billbergia binotii R.C.J.Gerard
  • Billbergia wiotiana De Jonghe ex Mez
  • Billbergia wacketii Mez

References edit

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. JSTOR 23499386.