Table of contents Newsletter of the San Fernando Valley Bromeliad Society 2013-2020

M. Wisnev: Taxonomic tidbits (starting with "-") and other articles (starting with ".")



   2013(7) - Can you tell a Tillandsia from a Vriesea ?
. Bromeliads and mosquitos
   2013(8) - Ligules revisited
   2013(9) - Where to learn more
- Tillandsia subgenera I
   2013(10) - Hechtia, Dyckia and their flowers I
   2013(11) - Hechtia, Dyckia and their flowers II
   2013(12) - Tillandsia subgenera II
   2014(1) - Tillandsia subgenera III
   2014(2) - Racinaea
   2014(3) - What is a genus anyway ?
. Ramblings about better growing
   2014(4) - Dyckia 'Soldena Gold' - sibling of Dyckia 'Naked Lady' ?
. C. Gastaldi: Understanding Dyckias
   2014(5) - Aechmeas and their varied inflorescences - Part I
. Ramblings about better growing
   2014(6) - Aechmeas and their varied inflorescences - Part II
. Ramblings about better growing
   2014(7) - Will the real Bromelia balansae please stand up ?
. Ramblings about better growing
   2014(8) - Hechtia glomerata, texensis and some other lateral bloomers at the Huntington Botanical Gardens
. Ramblings about better growing
   2014(9) - Bromeliad subfamilies
   2014(10)  . Ramblings about better growing
   2014(11) - Puya I
   2014(12) - Puya II
   2015(1) - Vriesea s.l. I - the basics
   2015(2) - Vriesea s.l. II - two new genera
. R. Cohen: A rooky's contribution
   2015(3)  . D. Butcher: Tillandsia 'Pochutla'
   2015(4) - Vriesea s.l. III - two new genera
. R. Cohen: A rooky's contribution
   2015(5) - Vriesea s.l. IV - bromeliad stigma types
   2015(6) - Vriesea s.l. V - Vriesea stigma types
   2015(8) - Hechtia mysteries at the HBG, part 2 - Hechtia montana
. Ramblings about better growing
   2015(9)  . Tribute to John Arden / More on John Arden
   2015(10) - Who owns Tillandsia capitata 'Peach' ?
. W. Barthlott: Professor Werner Rauh (reprint from JBS50(3) 2000)
   2015(11) - Musings on (and around) the Nidularium - Guzmania complex
- Maddening mysteries at the HBG, part 3 - Hechtia HBG45369: H. sphaeroblasta or H. conzattiana or ???
   2015(12) - Distinguishing Aechmea and Portea, part 1; artificial keys
- Bromeliads, colors and descriptions
   2016(1) - Distinguishing Aechmea and Portea, part 2; Gravisia and the Portea-Gravisia complex
- DNA studies
   2016(2) - The rise (and fall ?) of Orthophytum - just how many are there ?
- Yellow/green petalled Billbergia - Part 1 (B. amoena)
   2016(3) - The rise (and fall ?) of Orthophytum - just how many are there ? Part 2
- Yellow/green petalled Billbergia - Part 2 (B. amoena var. carnea and B. elegans)
   2016(4) - What is a bromeliad ? - Part 1
- Yellow/green petalled Billbergia - Part 3 (B. amoena and B. distachia; observing and labelling your plants)
   2016(5) - What is a bromeliad ? - Part 2
- Yellow/green petalled Billbergia - Part 4 (more on B. distachia and cultivars)
   2016(6) - Yellow/green petalled Billbergia - Part 5 (B. nutans and a hybrid you probably have)
. D. Butcher: Nidularium innocentii - variegate forms
   2016(7) - Aechmea, its subgenera and history - how does taxonomy work ? - Part 1
- Yellow/green (and blue) petalled Billbergia - Part 6 (B. sanderiana, saundersii and fosteriana)
   2016(8) - Aechmea, its subgenera and history - how does taxonomy work ? - Part 2
- Yellow/green petalled Billbergia - Part 7 (B. chlorantha, viridiflora, laxiflora, castelensis, decipiens and tweedieana ?)
   2016(9) - The resurrection of Billbergia speciosa Thunb. (1821) as the correct name for Billbergia elegans
   2016(10) - Aechmea, its subgenera and history - how does taxonomy work ? - Part 3
   2016(11) - Anyone has Wallisia cyanea ? Lutheria splendens ?
- Aechmea, its subgenera and history - how does taxonomy work ? - Part 4
   2016(12) - Tillandsia revisions - part 1
   2017(1) - Tillandsia revisions - part 2
   2017(2) - Tillandsia revisions - part 3
   2017(3) - Aechmea, its subgenera and history - how does taxonomy work ? - Part 5
   2017(4) - Yellow/green petalled Billbergia - Part 8 (species that have some forms all green/yellow and some with blue - (B. iridifolia, minarum and leitzii)
   2017(5) - Yellow/green (and blue) petalled Billbergia - Part 9 (B. leitzii, leptopoda, pohliana, reichardtii and leitzii)
   2017(6) - The rise (and fall ?) of Orthophytum - the new Sincoraea genus - Part 3
   2017(7) - The Ronnbergia alliance - Aechmea, Hohenbergia and Wittmackia - Part 1
   2017(8) - The Ronnbergia alliance - Aechmea, Hohenbergia and Wittmackia - Part 2
- Some technical terms - Chalazal
   2017(9) - Neoregelia simulans - do you have it ?
. D. Butcher: Aechmea fasciata (Lindley) Baker
   2017(10) - Pollen - Part 1
   2017(11) - Pollen - Part 2 (Gravisia, Portea, Canistrum and Wittrockia)
   2017(12) - Yellow/green (and blue) petalled Billbergia - Part 10 (B. morelii and euphemiae)
   2018(1) - Yellow/green petalled Billbergia - Part 11 (B. macrocalyx and the rest)
   2018(2) - The rise (and fall ?) of Orthophytum - Part 4
   2018(3) - Cryptanthus and related genera - Part 1
   2018(4) - Cryptanthus and related genera - Part 2
. Bromeliads in Ecuador; courtesy of Jerry Raack
   2018(5) - The latest news on subfamily Bromelioideae
. Bromeliads in Ecuador; courtesy of Jerry Raack
   2018(6) - Hohenbergia - Part 1
- Billbergia with predominantly blue/violet/purple petals
. Bromeliads in Ecuador; courtesy of Jerry Raack
   2018(7) - Canistrum, Wittrockia, Edmundoa and more - Part 1
. Bromeliads in Ecuador; courtesy of Jerry Raack
. L. Colgan: Tillandsia duratii and Tillandsia streptocarpa
   2018(8) - Hohenbergia - Part 2
. Bromeliads in Ecuador; courtesy of Jerry Raack
   2018(9) - Canistrum, Wittrockia, Edmundoa and more - Part 2
- Billbergia with mostly red petals - B. pyramidalis
. Bromeliads in Ecuador; courtesy of Jerry Raack
   2018(10) - Guzmania Part 1: It's inflorescences and history and what is a genus ?
. Bromeliads in Ecuador; courtesy of Jerry Raack
   2018(11) - Canistrum, Wittrockia, Edmundoa and more - Part 3 (Wittrockia)
- Billbergia with whitish (maybe) petals; summary of petal colors
. Bromeliads in Ecuador; courtesy of Jerry Raack
   2018(12) - Guzmania Part 2: It's inflorescences and history and a bit about keys
   2019(1) - Canistrum, Wittrockia, Edmundoa and more - Part 4 (Canistropsis)
. Bromeliads in Ecuador; courtesy of Jerry Raack
   2019(2) - The confusing tale of Billbergia saundersii and Billbergia chlorosticta - the longer story
   2019(3) - Another well-known genus - part 1 (Neoregelia)
. Bromeliads in Ecuador; courtesy of Jerry Raack
   2019(4) - Another well-known genus - part 2 (Neoregelia subgenus Hylaeaicum)
. Bromeliads in Ecuador; courtesy of Jerry Raack
   2019(5) - Canistrum, Wittrockia, Edmundoa and more - Part 5 (Nidularium)
   2019(6) - Canistrum, Wittrockia, Edmundoa and more - Part 5 cont. (Nidularium)
   2019(7) - Two new genera (Waltillia and Gregbrownia) and new complex (Cipuropsis-Mezobromelia) part 1
. Bromeliads in Ecuador; courtesy of Jerry Raack
   2019(8) - Two new genera (Waltillia and Gregbrownia) and new complex (Cipuropsis-Mezobromelia) part 2
   2019(9) - Got Vivipara ?
   2019(10) - Billbergia subgenera and flowers
   2019(11) - Canistrum, Wittrockia, Edmundoa and more - Part 7 (Eduandra: studies of various morphological features)
   2019(12) - Hechtia changes - Bakeratha and Mesoamarentha
. Tribute to Grace Goode
   2020(1) - Some different Tillandsia
   2020(2) - Location (influence on look of plants)
. Puya olivaceae flowering at Huntington B.G.
   2020(3) - More about Aechmea - subgenus Chevaliera
   2020(4) - Karawata, a new genus broken out from Aechmea - subgenus Chevaliera
   2020(5) - Ananas - Part 1
   2020(6) - Ananas - Part 2
   2020(7) - Tillandsia for beginners
. Joshua Siskin: Gardening: This botanical garden is a hidden gem with free admission (Westwood garden, reprint from LA Daily News)
   2020(8) - Ananas - Part 3
   2020(9) - Ananas - Part 4
   2020(10) - Ananas - Part 5
   2020(11) - Disteganthus: a case study in changing names