Bromeliaceae

Billbergia Thunb.

First published in Pl. Bras. 3: 30 (1821)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Dominican Republic, Mauritius, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 1967 Balansa, B. [612] Paraguay K000322276 Type Yes
Gottsberger, G.K.; Morawetz, W. [11/30575] Brazil K000976741 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002591326 Yes
Thorp, E.R. [30428] South Africa K002591337 Yes
s.coll. [1] K002591336 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002591251 Yes
Fraga, C.N.; Lacerda, J.V.A.; Zocca, C.Z. [3957] Brazil K001871763 No
Boog, W. [s.n.] Brazil K000976694 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [16421] Brazil K000307866 Type Yes
Thorp, E.R. [30427] South Africa K002591338 Yes
[Velkins] [301] K002591163 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002591199 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002591328 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002591198 Yes
s.coll. [46] Brazil K000976742 Yes
Masan, L.M. [2263] Costa Rica K002591249 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002591327 Yes
André, E.F. [K.345] Colombia K000322272 Type Yes
Plowman, T.C.; Thomas, W.W. [13650] Venezuela K000976739 Yes
Burchell [7952] Brazil K000976740 Yes
André, E.F. [s.n.] K000976733 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K002591250 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002591335 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0