Biology:Helicodea

Short description: Subgenus of flowering plants

Helicodea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Bromelioideae
Genus:	Billbergia Thunb.
Subgenus:	Helicodea (Lemaire) Baker
Species
See text.

Helicodea is a subgenus of the genus Billbergia in the flowering plant family Bromeliaceae. Species are distinguishable by the tightly recurved 'clock spring' flower petals, unlike other billbergias where the petals are flared.

Species

• Billbergia alfonsi-joannis Reitz
• Billbergia brasiliensis L.B. Smith
• Billbergia cardenasii L.B. Smith
• Billbergia chiapensis Matuda
• Billbergia cylindrostachya Mez
• Billbergia dasilvae Leme
• Billbergia decora Poeppig & Endlicher
• Billbergia eloiseae L.B. Smith & R.W. Read
• Billbergia formosa Ule
• Billbergia incarnata (Ruiz & Pavón) Schultes f.
• Billbergia issingiana T. Krömer & E. Gross
• Billbergia jandebrabanderi R. Vásquez & Ibisch
• Billbergia kuhlmannii L.B. Smith
• Billbergia macrolepis L.B. Smith
• Billbergia magnifica Mez
• Billbergia meyeri Mez
• Billbergia microlepis L.B. Smith
• Billbergia oxysepala Mez
• Billbergia pallidiflora Liebmann
• Billbergia porteana Brongniart ex Beer
• Billbergia robert-readii E. Gross & Rauh
• Billbergia rosea hortus ex Beer
• Billbergia rubicunda Mez
• Billbergia rupestris L.B. Smith
• Billbergia stenopetala Harms
• Billbergia tessmannii Harms
• Billbergia velascana M. Cardenas
• Billbergia zebrina (Herbert) Lindley

References

• Bromeliad Species Picture Index Genera A-O, version 8/2009

Wikidata ☰ Q5705050 entry