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Billbergia sphacelata is a synonym of:

Greigia sphacelata (Ruiz & Pavon) Regel

Publ: Ind. Sem. Hort. Petrop. Suppl. 13 (1864)

Type: CHILE. Concepcion: 26 May, Ruiz and Pavon s.n. (Holotype: MA n.v. [F photo, J microfiche], Isotype: BM, see note below).

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Distribution: CHILE;

Habitat: Saxicolous on rocky bluffs along the shore, on hillsides as well as terrestrial in open woods and near riverbeds. Common in Valdivian rain forest, especially in moist or swampy and halfshady areas where it can grow in large groups., 0-304 m. Elev.

Phenology: Anthesis is reported for February, April, June, August, October (in cultivation) and December. According to Harms (1930) it is visited by hummingbirds.

Greigia sphacelata