Details of Genus: Portea Brongn. ex K.Koch
ID: 632
Genus ja:
Genus en:
# spp.: 8 (from genus_families table) | 2 (from names table)
Accepted: Accepted
Family: Bromeliaceae
Family ja: パイナップル
Infra familial classification: Subfamily Bromelioideae
Distribution en: E. Brazil
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
Comment ja:
Type species: Portea kermesina K.Koch (1856) Accepted
Phylogenetic definition:
Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-02-27 22:00 by hkokubun@mac.com
Family:
| System | Accepted? | Botanical name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Accepted | Bromeliaceae | パイナップル科 | Subfamily Bromelioideae | 8 | Show |
| PB2 | Bromeliaceae | パイナップル科 | Subfamily Bromelioideae | Show | ||
| PB3 | Bromeliaceae | パイナップル科 | Subfamily Bromelioideae | Show |