Billbergia amoena

Billbergia amoena is a plant species in the genus Billbergia. This species is endemic to Brazil but widely cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental.[1][2]

Billbergia amoena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Billbergia
Species:	B. amoena
Binomial name
Billbergia amoena (Loddiges) Lindley
Synonyms
Tillandsia amoena G.Lodd. Bromelia pallida Ker Gawl. Billbergia speciosa Thunb. Pitcairnia discolor Loisel. Pourretia magnispatha Colla Tillandsia variegata Vell. Bromelia laevis Schult. & Schult.f. Billbergia chlorocyanea de Vriese Billbergia discolor (Loisel.) Beer Billbergia pallescens K.Koch & C.D.Bouché Billbergia pallida (Ker Gawl.) Beer Billbergia binotii R.C.J.Gerard Billbergia wiotiana De Jonghe ex Mez Billbergia wacketii Mez

Cultivars

• Billbergia 'Amoeno-Sanderiana'[3]
• Billbergia 'Cappei'[3]
• Billbergia 'Collevii'[3]
• Billbergia 'Curly Top'[3]
• Billbergia 'De Nada'[3]
• Billbergia 'De Nada Rojo'[3]
• Billbergia 'E. Thomas Witte'[3]
• Billbergia 'Emile Beneux'[3]
• Billbergia 'Gem'[3]
• Billbergia 'Gladly'[3]
• Billbergia 'Glory Be' X amoena[3]
• Billbergia 'Herbaultii'[3]
• Billbergia 'Horena'[3]
• Billbergia 'Joliboisii'[3]
• Billbergia 'Misty Pink'[3]
• Billbergia 'Rhedonensis'[3]
• Billbergia 'Sanderiano-Amoena'[3]
• Billbergia 'Starry Night'[3]
• Billbergia 'Wittmackiana'[3]
• Billbergia 'Zebrina Cappeana'[3]

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. BROMELIACEAE DA MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA retrieved 22 October 2009
3. BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009