Billbergia distachya Mez

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Bromeliaceae > Billbergia

Characteristics

A pineapple type plant that grows attached to other plants. It grows in the fork of trees.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.35 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
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 distachya unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:122078-1
WFO ID wfo-0000341320
COL ID 68L6M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Billbergia burchellii Billbergia caespitosa Billbergia distachya Billbergia ensifolia Billbergia regeliana Tillandsia distachya Billbergia pallescens Pitcairnia distachya Pitcairnia distacaia Billbergia bakeri var. straussiana Billbergia distachya var. straussiana Billbergia amoena var. cernua Billbergia bakeri