''Billbergia alfonsi-joannis'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

bromeliad The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, ...

in the flowering plant

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Billbergia ''Billbergia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. Description The ''Billbergia'' species are rosette-forming, evergreen perennial plants, perennials, usually epiphyte, epiphytic, ...

''. This species is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to southeastern

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, from

Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (, , ; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attra ...

to Santa Catarina.

Cultivars

* ''Billbergia'' 'Alligator'BSI Cultivar Registry
Retrieved 11 October 2009 * ''Billbergia'' 'Arctic Queen' * ''Billbergia'' 'Desiree' * ''Billbergia'' 'Gold Dust' * ''Billbergia'' 'Jingle Bells' * ''Billbergia'' 'Manta Ray' * ''Billbergia'' 'Pink Floriate' * ''Billbergia'' 'Satin Lady' * ''Billbergia'' 'Satin Magic' * ''Billbergia'' 'Satin Queen' * ''Billbergia'' 'Snowflake' * ''Billbergia'' 'Swordfish'

References

alfonsi-joannis Endemic flora of Brazil Flora of the Atlantic Forest Flora of Espírito Santo Flora of Santa Catarina (state) Plants described in 1952 Endangered flora of South America {{Bromelioideae-stub