Details of genus: Portea Brongn. ex K.Koch [632]
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accepted: Accepted
Family: Bromeliaceae
family_ja: パイナップル
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of about 7 species of rosette-forming, evergreen, terrestrial perennials (bromeliads) from Brazil, where they usually grow in coastal shrubland and shaded forest, to 600m (2,000ft) high. They are cultivated for their foliage and flowers: the strap-shaped, spiny-margined, fairly stiff leaves are mostly scaly, especially beneath; the tubular, blue or violet flowers are borne in cylindrical heads on long, slender flower-stalks. Where temperatures fall below 15°C (59°F)., grow in an indoor garden; in warmer climates, they are suitable for growing outdoors in a desert garden.
hardiness_en: Frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed at 19-24°C (66-75°F) in spring or summer. Remove offsets in late spring.
pests_en: Susceptible to beetles when grown outdoors. Scale insects sometimes attack new growth.
description_ja:
comment: E.Brazil
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Bromeliaceae | パイナップル科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Bromeliaceae | パイナップル科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Bromeliaceae | パイナップル科 | Show |