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Genus of flowering plant in the pineapple family Bromeliaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fascicularia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the pineapple family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Latin fasciculus (bundle) and arius (pertaining to).[2]
| Fascicularia | |
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| Fascicularia bicolor | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
| Genus: | Fascicularia Mez |
| Species: | F. bicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Fascicularia bicolor | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Only one species is known, Fascicularia bicolor. It is endemic to Chile[1] and reportedly naturalized in France and the extreme south and west of Great Britain.[3] In the wild, all Fascicularias are saxicolous (growing on rocks) or epiphytes.[4][5]
It is cultivated in gardens for the dramatic bright crimson colour of its leaves contrasting with the blue inflorescence.[6]
The edible fruits are similar to those of the species Greigia sphacelata, but smaller; They are consumed in the same way as these.[7]
Two subspecies are recognized:
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