Billbergia amoena Lindl.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Bromeliaceae > Billbergia

Characteristics

A pineapple type plant that grows attached to other plants. It grows in the forks of trees.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway cam

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses gene source
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Billbergia amoena unspecified picture

Distribution

Billbergia amoena world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:122032-1
WFO ID wfo-0000341252
COL ID 5WL7G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Billbergia amoena Billbergia discolor Billbergia pallida Billbergia wacketii Billbergia wiotiana Pitcairnia discolor Billbergia chlorocyanea Bromelia laevis Bromelia pallida Tillandsia amoena Tillandsia variegata Pourretia magnispatha Pourretia magnispatha Billbergia pallescens Billbergia laevis Billbergia binoti Billbergia amoena var. carnea Billbergia amoena var. flavescens Billbergia amoena var. minor Billbergia amoena var. robertiana Billbergia amoena var. rubra Billbergia amoena var. stolonifera Billbergia amoena var. viridis Billbergia pyramidalis var. minor Billbergia amoena f. viridiflora Billbergia binotii Billbergia amoena var. amoena