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Neoregelia spectabilis, the fingernail plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to the South Brazilian rainforest. Growing to 40 cm (16 in) tall by 80 cm (31 in) wide, it produces rosettes of up to 30 red-tipped strap-shaped leaves, the inner leaves coloured red; and, in summer, blue flowers with red or purple bracts.[2]

Neoregelia spectabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Neoregelia
Subgenus:	Neoregelia subg. Neoregelia
Species:	N. spectabilis
Binomial name
Neoregelia spectabilis (T.Moore) L.B.Sm.
Synonyms[1]
Aregelia spectabilis (T.Moore) Mez Karatas spectabilis (T.Moore) Antoine Nidularium eximium Baker nom. inval. Nidularium spectabile T.Moore Regelia spectabilis (T.Moore) Lindm.

The specific epithet spectabilis means showy or spectacular.[3]

With a minimum temperature of 10 °C (50 °F), N. spectabilis is cultivated as a houseplant in temperate regions. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

Cultivars

• Neoregelia 'Black Knight'
• Neoregelia 'Black Spectabilis'
• Neoregelia 'Bromel-La'
• Neoregelia 'Fiesta'
• Neoregelia 'Inspiration'
• Neoregelia 'Julian Nally'
• Neoregelia 'Lady Racine'
• Neoregelia 'Magenta Dalmatian'
• Neoregelia 'Marcon'
• Neoregelia 'Mary Jo'
• Neoregelia 'Nice Surprise'
• Neoregelia 'Pinkie'
• Neoregelia 'Pinstripe'
• Neoregelia 'Red On Green'
• Neoregelia 'Sincerely'
• Neoregelia 'Spectaline'
• Neoregelia 'Spectaroan'
• Neoregelia 'Spotted Imp'
• Neoregelia 'Thunderball'
• × Neobergia 'Perneri'
• × Neomea 'Pink Cascade'
• × Neotanthus 'Charlien Rose'
• × Neotanthus 'Tom Montgomery'
• × Niduregelia 'Sunset'

References

• 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 Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. JSTOR 23499386.
• BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009

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