Billbergia pyramidalis (Sims) Lindl. (1827)

Synonyms:

• Billbergia thyrsoidea sensu Lindl. (1852-1853)
• Billbergia paxtonii Beer (1856)
• Billbergia pyramidalis var. concolor L.B.Sm. (1954)
• Billbergia pyramidalis var. vernicosa Pereira (1979)

Billbergia pyramidalis var. concolor L.B.Sm.

Status: Synonym

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 4(1): 6 (1954)

Type: Cultivated, Nov 1939, Barry s n (holotype, GH), probably from the clone of de Jonghe in Lindley Hortus s n.

Description: click here.

Taxonomic Notes:

• There have never been a totally red petalled Billbergia pyramidalis and thus 'concolor' did not apply (personal communication with Derek Butcher)