Bromeliaceae

Billbergia distachia (Vell.) Mez

Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Billbergia

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Billbergia distachia (Billbergia distachia) — FlowerPhoto: Cajá-manga, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Synonyms

Billbergia amoena var. cernua Beer ex É.Morren
Billbergia bakeri É.Morren
Billbergia bakeri var. straussiana Wittm.
Billbergia burchellii Baker
Billbergia caespitosa Lindm.
Billbergia distachya var. concolor Reitz
Billbergia distachya var. maculata Reitz
Billbergia distachya var. straussiana (Wittm.) L.B.Sm.
Billbergia ensifolia Baker
Billbergia pallescens Baker
Billbergia regeliana Mez
Pitcairnia distachia (Vell.) Beer
Pitcairnia distachya (Vell.) Beer
Tillandsia distachia Vell.

Flowers

In flower: July to September (from 72 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Cajá-manga, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cajá-manga, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Frank Thomas Sautter, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Paula Romano, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Pedro Alvaro Neves, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Paulo Mascaretti, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Duarte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bocabroms, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rafael Silva, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.