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Billbergia tweedieana

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Billbergia tweedieana
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. tweedieana
Binomial name
Billbergia tweedieana
Synonyms[1]
  • Billbergia decipiens E.Pereira & Reitz

Billbergia tweedieana is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family.[2] This species is endemic to southeastern Brazil.[1][3]

Three varieties are recognized:

  1. Billbergia tweedieana var. latisepala L.B.Sm. – Rio de Janeiro
  2. Billbergia tweedieana var. minor L.B.Sm. – Espírito Santo
  3. Billbergia tweedieana var. tweedieana – Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ "Billbergia tweedieana Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  3. ^ 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.