Billbergia porteana Brongn. ex Beer

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Bromeliaceae > Billbergia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.8-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.0
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

Light 4-6
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
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 porteana unspecified picture

Distribution

Billbergia porteana world distribution map, present in Brazil and Paraguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:122173-1
WFO ID wfo-0000341447
COL ID 68L83
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Billbergia porteana