Billbergia formosa explained

Billbergia formosa is a species of flowering plant in the genus Billbergia. It is endemic to Peru but cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental.^[1] The species is very rare in the wild and listed as endangered.^{[2] [3]}

Cultivars

• Billbergia 'Caroliniana'
• Billbergia 'Wallonia'^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=221565 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. León, B., J. Roque, C. Ulloa Ulloa, N. C. A. Pitman, P. M. Jørgensen & A. Cano E. 2006 [2007]. El Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Perú. Revista Peruana de Biologia 13(núm. 2 especial): 1s–971s.
3. Vásquez Martínez, R. 1997. Flórula de las reservas biológicas de Iquitos, Perú: Allpahuayo–Mishana, Explornapo Camp, Explorama Lodge. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 63: 1–1046.
4. http://www.bsi.org/brom_info/cultivar/bcr.html BSI Cultivar Registry