Helicodea

Helicodea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Bromelioideae
Genus:	Billbergia Thunb.
Subgenus:	Helicodea (Lemaire) Baker
Species
See text.

Helicodea is a subgenus of the genus Billbergia. They are distinguishable by the tightly recurved 'Clock spring' flower petals, unlike other Billbergias where the petals are flared.

Species

• Billbergia alfonsi-joannis Reitz
• Billbergia brasiliensis L.B. Smith
• Billbergia cardenasii L.B. Smith
• Billbergia chiapensis Matuda
• Billbergia cylindrostachya Mez
• Billbergia dasilvae Leme
• Billbergia decora Poeppig & Endlicher
• Billbergia eloiseae L.B. Smith & R.W. Read
• Billbergia formosa Ule
• Billbergia incarnata (Ruiz & Pavón) Schultes f.
• Billbergia issingiana T. Krömer & E. Gross
• Billbergia jandebrabanderi R. Vásquez & Ibisch
• Billbergia kuhlmannii L.B. Smith
• Billbergia macrolepis L.B. Smith
• Billbergia magnifica Mez
• Billbergia meyeri Mez
• Billbergia microlepis L.B. Smith
• Billbergia oxysepala Mez
• Billbergia pallidiflora Liebmann
• Billbergia porteana Brongniart ex Beer
• Billbergia robert-readii E. Gross & Rauh
• Billbergia rosea hortus ex Beer
• Billbergia rubicunda Mez
• Billbergia rupestris L.B. Smith
• Billbergia stenopetala Harms
• Billbergia tessmannii Harms
• Billbergia velascana M. Cardenas
• Billbergia zebrina (Herbert) Lindley

References

• Bromeliad Species Picture Index Genera A-O, version 8/2009