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Nidularium billbergioides forma azureum is a synonym of:

Canistropsis billbergioides forma azurea (E.Pereira & Leme) Leme

(species billbergioides)

Publ: Canistropsis, Bromeliads of the Atlantic Forest 50-51. (1998)

Type: Rio de Janeiro, Parati, Faz. Laranjeiras, 10 Jun. 1976, G. Martinelli 927. Holotype: RB.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Rio de Janeiro,

Etymology: The name of this form of C. billbergioides comes from the Latin azureus (=sky blue), indicating the color of the petals.

Phenology: flowers from July to December

Canistropsis billbergioides forma azurea