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''Guzmania lingulata'' (droophead tufted airplant or scarlet star) is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae, native to rainforest habitats in Central America, northern and central South America, southern Mexico and the West Indies.〔(Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families )〕 It is an evergreen epiphytic perennial. The Latin word ''lingulata'' means "tongue-shaped". Foliage grows in a star-shaped basal rosette which culminates in an orange and red bracted inflorescence. It is among the most commonly cultivated bromeliad types, with cultivars producing flowers in shades of maroon, red, orange, yellow or pink. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=3018 )〕 ==Varieties== Four varieties are recognized:〔 #''Guzmania lingulata'' var. ''cardinalis'' (André) Mez - Colombia, Ecuador #''Guzmania lingulata'' var. ''concolor'' Proctor & Cedeño-Mald. - Central America, West Indies, northern and central South America (Guianas and Colombia south to Bolivia), southern Mexico #''Guzmania lingulata'' var. ''flammea'' (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. - Colombia, Ecuador #''Guzmania lingulata'' var. ''lingulata'' - Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica, Venezuelan Antilles; naturalized in Bermuda 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Guzmania lingulata」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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