Neoregelia

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Neoregelia
Neoregelia in bloom at a botanical garden.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Neoregelia
L. B. Smith
Subgenera
  • Amazonicae
  • Hylaeaicum
  • Neoregelia
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Neoregelia is a genus of flowering plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae, native to South American rainforests. The genus name is for Eduard August von Regel, Director of St. Petersburg Botanic Gardens in Russia (1815–1892).[1]

Description

They have mostly broad, relatively flat leaves. Inflorescences form in a shallow depression the center of the plant, which often fills partway with water, through which the flowers bloom. Offsets form around the central flowering rosette.[2] The leaves immediately surrounding the inflorescence are very often brightly colored, and many species show banding or striping on most or all of their leaves.

Cultivation

Neoregelia species are commonly cultivated and hybridized for their colorful foliage. In temperate regions where temperatures fall below 10 °C (50 °F), they must be grown under glass or as houseplants.[2] There are over 5000 registered cultivars.

Subgenera

  • Neoregelia
  • Longipetalopsis Leme      
  • Protoregelia W. Till & Leme
  • Hylaeaicum (Ule ex Mez) L. B. Smith & Read

Species

Photo gallery

  • A Neoregelia collecting water at one of Hodges Garden's greenhouses.

  • Neoregelia 'Perfection' plant

  • Neoregelia 'Perfection' closeup

  • Photo of a Neoregelia at the United States Botanic Garden.

  • Neoregelia pendula

  • Neoregelia 'Yellow Devil' flower submerged.

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.bsi.org/brom_info/genera.html
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964. 
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