Guzmania lingulata: Difference between revisions

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Guzmania lingulata subsp. var.

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Bromeliaceae >

Guzmania

lingulata

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,

Guzmania lingulata or Scarlet Star is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad family, subfamily Tillandsioideae. They are known to originate from Central and South America. Foliage grows in a star-shaped basal rosette which culminates in an orange and red bracted inflorescence. They are among the most commonly cultivated bromeliad types.

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Guzmania lingulata, Mez (Caraguata lingulata, Lindl. C. splendens, Bouche. C. lingulata splendens, Hort.). Epiphyte: lvs. many, lanceolate or ensiform. 1 ½ ft. long, remotely toothed: spike becoming drooping, showily red-bracted; expanded fl. about as long as the long-pointed bracts, the tube yellowish and the limb blue-purple. W. Indies, Cent. Amer., and S. Amer.— Handsome. Var. cardinalis, Andre1 (Caraguata cardinalis, Andre1). Bright scarlet: very showy. Colombia. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

var. cardinalis (André) André ex Mez
var. minor (Mez) L.B. Smith & Pittendrigh
var. flammea (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith
var. concolor Proctor & Cedeño-Maldonado

Gallery

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+'''''Guzmania lingulata''''' or '''Scarlet Star''' is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the [[bromeliad]] family, subfamily [[Tillandsioideae]]. They are known to originate from Central and South America. Foliage grows in a star-shaped basal rosette which culminates in an orange and red bracted [[inflorescence]].  They are among the most commonly cultivated bromeliad types.
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-Guzmania lingulata, Mez (Caraguata lingulata, Lindl. C. splendens, Bouche. C. lingulata splendens, Hort.). Epiphyte: lvs. many, lanceolate or ensiform. 1 ½  ft. long, remotely toothed: spike becoming drooping, showily red-bracted; expanded fl. about as long as the long-pointed bracts, the tube yellowish and the limb blue-purple. W. Indies, Cent. Amer., and S. Amer. B.R. 1068. F.S. 11:1091.— Handsome. Var. cardinalis, Andre1 (Caraguata cardinalis, Andre1). Bright scarlet: very showy. Colombia. I.H. 27:374. R.H. 1883:12.
+Guzmania lingulata, Mez (Caraguata lingulata, Lindl. C. splendens, Bouche. C. lingulata splendens, Hort.). Epiphyte: lvs. many, lanceolate or ensiform. 1 ½  ft. long, remotely toothed: spike becoming drooping, showily red-bracted; expanded fl. about as long as the long-pointed bracts, the tube yellowish and the limb blue-purple. W. Indies, Cent. Amer., and S. Amer.— Handsome. Var. cardinalis, Andre1 (Caraguata cardinalis, Andre1). Bright scarlet: very showy. Colombia.}}
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+*var. cardinalis (André) André ex Mez
+*var. minor (Mez) L.B. Smith & Pittendrigh
+*var. flammea (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith
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