Fascicularia

Fascicularia is a 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]

Fascicularia
Fascicularia bicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Fascicularia
Mez
Species:
F. bicolor
Binomial name
Fascicularia bicolor
(Ruiz & Pav.) Mez
Synonyms[1]
  • Bromelia bicolor Ruiz & Pav.
  • Billbergia bicolor (Ruiz & Pav.) Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Rhodostachys bicolor (Ruiz & Pav.) Baker
  • Hechtia joinvillei Rivière
  • Billbergia joinvillei (Rivière) Van Houtte ex E.Morren
  • Bromelia joinvillei (Rivière) E.Morren ex C.Morren
  • Rhodostachys albobracteata Baker
  • Rhodostachys joinvillei (Rivière) Baker
  • Rhodostachys micrantha Phil.
  • Fascicularia parviflora Mez
  • Fascicularia kirchhoffiana (Wittm.) Mez
  • Fascicularia micrantha (Phil.) Mez

Only one species is known, Fascicularia bicolor. It is indigenous to Chile[1] and reportedly naturalized in France and the extreme south and west of Great Britain.[3] In the wild, all Fascicularias are terrestrial, saxicolous (growing on rocks) or epiphytes.

It is cultivated in gardens for the dramatic bright crimson colour of its leaves contrasting with the blue inflorescence.[4]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

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

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2009-10-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Fascicularia distribution map". BSBI Maps. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. "Fascicularia bicolor, Crimson bromeliad". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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