Fascicularia

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
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 (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez
Synonyms[1]
Bromelia bicolor Ruiz & Pav. Billbergia bicolor (Ruiz & Pav.) Schult. & Schult.f. Rhodostachys bicolor (Ruiz & Pav.) Baker Hechtia joinvillei Rivière Billbergia joinvillei (Rivière) Van Houtte ex E.Morren Bromelia joinvillei (Rivière) E.Morren ex C.Morren Rhodostachys albobracteata Baker Rhodostachys joinvillei (Rivière) Baker Rhodostachys micrantha Phil. Fascicularia parviflora Mez Fascicularia kirchhoffiana (Wittm.) Mez Fascicularia micrantha (Phil.) Mez

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]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

• Fascicularia bicolor subsp. bicolor
• Fascicularia bicolor subsp. canaliculata E.C.Nelson & Zizka

See also

• Ochagavia litoralis
• Greigia sphacelata