Gonosperminae

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Bromelioideae
Genus: Neoregelia
Species: Neoregelia carolinae
Name

Neoregelia carolinae (Beer) L.B.Sm.
Synonyms

Basionym
Bromelia carolinae Beer, Fam. Bromel.: 29 (1856).
Homotypic
Karatas carolinae (Beer) Antoine, Phyto-Iconogr. Bromel.: 52 (1884).
Aregelia carolinae (Beer) Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 74 (1896).
Heterotypic
Billbergia meyendorffii Regel, Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1857: 27 (1858).
Nidularium carolinae Lem., Rev. Hort. (Paris), sér. 4, 7: 398 (1858), not validly publ.
Nidularium meyendorffii (Regel) Regel, Gartenflora 8: 264 (1859).
Regelia meyendorffii Lem., Ill. Hort. 7: t. 245 (1860).
Karatas meyendorffii (Regel) Antoine, Phyto-Iconogr. Bromel.: 54 (1884).
Karatas olens G.Nicholson, Ill. Dict. Gard. 2: 216 (1885).
Neoregelia carolinae var. tricolor M.B.Foster, Bull. Bromeliad Soc. 3: 29 (1953).
Neoregelia carolinae f. tricolor (M.B.Foster) M.B.Foster ex L.B.Sm., Phytologia 15: 186 (1967).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional:Brazil
Brazil (Espírito Santo to Rio de Janeiro)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Smith, L.B., (1939) Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University. Cambridge, MA 124:9.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Neoregelia carolinae in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Neoregelia carolinae. Published online. Accessed: Jun 24 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Neoregelia carolinae in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 24.
Tropicos.org 2019. Neoregelia carolinae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 24.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Neoregelia carolinae in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Neoregelia carolinae or Blushing Bromeliad is a species in the genus Neoregelia. It is noted for its centre turning red when it's about to flower, from where the common name (Blushing) is derived.[1] This species is endemic to Brazil.
References

"Blushing Bromeliad". houseplantsexpert.com. House Plants Expert. Retrieved 12 January 2015.

Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114.
BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009