Flaming torch

Flaming torch
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Bromelioideae
Subgenus:	Billbergia
Species:	B. pyramidalis
Binomial name
Billbergia pyramidalis (Sims) Lindl.
Synonyms
Bromelia pyramidalis Sims Billbergia thyrsoidea Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. Tillandsia farinosa Schult. & Schult.f. Billbergia atrorosea Drapiez Billbergia loddigesii Steud. Pitcairnia fastuosa C.Morren Billbergia splendida Lem. Jonghea splendida Lem. Billbergia croyana De Jonghe ex Lem. Billbergia miniatorosea Lem. Billbergia fastuosa (C.Morren) Beer Billbergia longifolia K.Koch & C.D.Bouché Billbergia paxtonii Beer Billbergia punicea Beer Billbergia lemoinei André Billbergia andegavensis André Billbergia schultesiana Baker Billbergia setosa Baker

Billbergia pyramidalis, commonly known as the Flaming torch, is a species of bromeliad that is native to Brazil, Venezuela, French Guiana, the Lesser Antilles and Cuba. It is reportedly naturalized in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and on the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.

They are adaptable, growing well as a terrestrial or epiphytic plant. When on the ground, they quickly create large clumps, and when planted at the base of a tree, they slowly will climb the trunk. The flowers on an individual plant last less than one month, but nearly all of the plants will come into bloom at the same time in the late summer and in some latitudes, they bloom more frequently.

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