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 monotypic 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 endemic to Chile [1] and reportedly naturalized in France and the extreme south and west of Great Britain. [3] In the wild, all Fascicularias are saxicolous (growing on rocks) or epiphytes. [4] [5]
It is cultivated in gardens for the dramatic bright crimson colour of its leaves contrasting with the blue inflorescence. [6]
The edible fruits are similar to those of the species Greigia sphacelata, but smaller; They are consumed in the same way as these. [7]
Two subspecies are recognized:
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 monotypic 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 endemic to Chile [1] and reportedly naturalized in France and the extreme south and west of Great Britain. [3] In the wild, all Fascicularias are saxicolous (growing on rocks) or epiphytes. [4] [5]
It is cultivated in gardens for the dramatic bright crimson colour of its leaves contrasting with the blue inflorescence. [6]
The edible fruits are similar to those of the species Greigia sphacelata, but smaller; They are consumed in the same way as these. [7]
Two subspecies are recognized: