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Accession Data:

Barbacenia purpurea Hook.

  • Common Name: Purple Vellozia
  • Family: Velloziaceae Endl.

  • Country of Origin: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)

  • Culture: Part sun, regular water, resents root disturbance, best in large pot with well drained soil and regular irrigation.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201200020
  • Source: Kartuz Greenhouses
  • Accession Date: 03-29-2012
  • Bench: 2104 - MED:Mediterranean D
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 3 confirmed on 03-01-2023

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Pandanales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Velloziaceae
  • SubFamily: Vellozioideae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Brazil Southeast

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, February 11, 2016.
  2. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Thursday, February 11, 2016.

data regenerated on Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:21:48 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Velloziaceae

Subfamily Vellozioideae

  • Barbacenia celiae
  • Barbacenia purpurea
  • Xerophyta elegans
  • Xerophyta retinervis
  • Xerophyta viscosa
W/C = Wild Collected
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