A catalogue of Bromeliads used for various projects by - © Lloyd Godman

Genera - Fascicularia :Sub- family- Bromelioideae: Family - Bromeliad

This genus has only one species and is found in Chile - it is an extremely hardy plant withstanding both hot and cold conditions down to -7°C At flowering the centre of the leaves turns red.

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Nidularium rutiluns

Nidularium rutiluns - This species is endemic to Brazil.A great Nidularium - medium growing plant with vibrant green leaves and bright red bracts when flowering. It keeps the colour for months. Grow in bright light to intermttant shade. Grows in lower light

Bromeliad Work Sheet from Derek Butcher

plant stem	high	wide
No. leaves	shape
sheath shape	length	width
lepidote Adaxial	lepidote Abaxial	colour Adaxial
colour Abaxial	distinct from blade?
blade shape	length	width
lepidote Adaxial	lepidote Abaxial	colour Adaxial
colour Abaxial	keeled
scape shape	length	thick
hidden by bracts?
scape bract sheath shape	length	width
lepidote Adaxial	lepidote Abaxial	colour Adaxial
colour Abaxial	texture	relation to stem
relation to internodes	keeled?
scape bract blade shape	length	width
lepidote Adaxial	lepidote Abaxial	colour Adaxial
colour Abaxial	texture	Difference between upper and lower?
Inflo poly / dist	shape	length
width	relation to leaves	no. spikes
axis shape	thick	colour
lepidote	internodes
primary bract sheath shape	length	width
lepidote Adaxial	lepidote Abaxial	colour Adaxial
colour Abaxial	texture	keeled
nerved
Primary bract blade shape	length	width
lepidote	Adaxial lepidote	Adaxial colour
texture
spike poly / distichous	shape	length
width	No. flowers	peduncle
Rhachis thick	shape	lepidote
internodes	visible?
Floral bract blade shape	length	width
lepidote Adaxial	lepidote Abaxial	colour
texture
Flower erect?	length	width
pedicel?	scented?
Sepal shape	length	width
lepidote Adaxial	lepidote Abaxial	colour
texture	relation to bract	keeled
nerved	connate
Petal shape	length	width
colour	Platte?	Tube?
Stamens exceed petal?
Filament shape	length	colour
Anther shape	length	how joined
colour
Pollen colour
Style length	Lobe shape	Lobe size
colour
Ovary