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Hechtia pitcairniifolia B.Verl.
Rev. Hort. [Paris]. 40: 211 (-212, tt. 1-2). 1868
Family: BROMELIACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Fascicularia bicolor subs. canaliculata E.C.Nelson & Zizka
New Plantsman 4(4): 238 (1997).

Hechtia pitcairniifolia (Fascicularia bicolor subs. canaliculata) Photo by: Gennaro Re

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Fascicularia bicolor (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez
Fl. Bras. (Martius) 3(3): 627 1894.
Synonymy: 14 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Fascicularia bicolor subs. canaliculata E.C.Nelson & Zizka
New Plantsman 4(4): 238 (1997).
Synonymy: 5
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Common Names include:
SPANISH (Español): Puñeñe, chupón, Chupalla, calilla, poe

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Fascicularia bicolor group

  • Fascicularia bicolor (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez: has leaves which are shorter, thicker and more succulent and the pale blue tubular flowers develop fully starting from the outside with the inner flowers opening last.
  • Fascicularia bicolor subs. canaliculata E.C.Nelson & Zizka: has longer, toothed leaves and deep blue flowers which open from the centre outwards. Distribution: Chile South (Los Lagos).

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Hechtia pitcairniifolia (Fascicularia bicolor subs. canaliculata) Photo by: Gennaro Re
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