Fascicularia

Fascicularia
	Fascicularia bicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Bromelioideae
Genus:	Fascicularia; Mez
Binomial name
	Fascicularia bicolor; (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez
Synonyms
	Bromelia bicolor Ruiz & Pav.; Billbergia bicolor (Ruiz & Pav.) Schult. & Schult.f.; Rhodostachys bicolor (Ruiz & Pav.) Baker; Hechtia joinvillei Rivière; Billbergia joinvillei (Rivière) Van Houtte ex E.Morren; Bromelia joinvillei (Rivière) E.Morren ex C.Morren; Rhodostachys albobracteata Baker; Rhodostachys joinvillei (Rivière) Baker; Rhodostachys micrantha Phil.; Fascicularia parviflora Mez; Fascicularia kirchhoffiana (Wittm.) Mez; Fascicularia micrantha (Phil.) Mez;

Fascicularia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Latin “fasciculus” (bundle) and “arius” (pertaining to)^[2]

Only one species is known, Fascicularia bicolor. It is indigenous to Chile and reportedly naturalized in France and Great Britain.^[1] In the wild, all Fascicularias are terrestrial, saxicolous (growing on rocks) or epiphytes.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

Fascicularia bicolor subsp. bicolor
Fascicularia bicolor subsp. canaliculata E.C.Nelson & Zizka

References

External links

[nnn-1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[2] ttp://www.bsi.org/brom_info/genera.html

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