Fascicularia
| Fascicularia | |
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| Fascicularia bicolor | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
| Genus: | Fascicularia Mez |
| Species: | F. bicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Fascicularia bicolor | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Fascicularia is a genus of flowering plants in the pineapple 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[1] and reportedly naturalized in France and the extreme south and west of Great Britain.[3] In the wild, all Fascicularias are terrestrial, saxicolous (growing on rocks) or epiphytes.[citation needed]
It is cultivated in gardens for the dramatic bright crimson colour of its leaves contrasting with the blue inflorescence.[4]
Subspecies[]
Two subspecies are recognized:
- Fascicularia bicolor subsp. bicolor
- Fascicularia bicolor subsp. canaliculata E.C.Nelson & Zizka
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2009-10-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Fascicularia distribution map". BSBI Maps. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Fascicularia bicolor, Crimson bromeliad". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
- Bromelioideae
- Monotypic Poales genera
- Endemic flora of Chile
- Bromeliaceae genera