Fascicularia_bicolor

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Fascicularia

Genus of flowering plant in the pineapple family Bromeliaceae

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]

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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]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

  • Fascicularia bicolor subsp. bicolor
  • Fascicularia bicolor subsp. canaliculata E.C.Nelson & Zizka

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. [2]
    "Bromeliad Info - Genera Etymology". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
  3. [3]
    "Fascicularia distribution map". BSBI Maps. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. [4]
    Zizka, G; Horres, R; Nelson, C; Weising, K (1999). "Revision of the genus Fascicularia Mez (Bromeliaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 129 (4): 315–332. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1999.tb00507.x. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  5. [5]
    Ortega-Solis, G; Díaz, I; Mellado-Mansilla, D; Moreno-González, R; Godoy, J; Samaniego, H (2020). "The importance of tree species and size for the epiphytic bromeliad Fascicularia bicolor in a South-American temperate rainforest (Chile)". IForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry. 13 (2): 92–97. doi:10.3832/ifor2710-013. S2CID 214699975. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Fascicularia bicolor, Crimson bromeliad". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  7. [7]
    Pfanzelt, Simon; García, Carolina; Marticorena, Alicia (2013). "Notes on the Chilean geographic distribution of several vascular plant species". Check List. 9 (4): 832–837. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
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