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"Neoregelia punctatissima featured as a photograph by Moir in J. Brom. Soc.24: 197. 1974. Nobody has queried this photograph other than in Australia when Bill Morris wrote about it in Bromeletter 22(2): 8. 1984. Nobody bothered when Lyman Smith wrote in 1979 "Doubtfully in Cultivation" . Nobody bothered that Harry Luther wrote in J. Brom. Soc 33:224. 1983 "Known from type material only, all cultivated material is referred to N. ampullacea"
How do I know this? This clone is a favourite with hybridists! Paul Wingert from Michigan has been very helpful in providing a photograph of what is currently called 'punctatissima' which equates in my mind to the Moir photograph. Whether it is a Neoregelia ampullacea I leave to the taxonomist but I'll be calling it Neoregelia 'Punctate' for the Register. Whoever is growing N. punctatissima var. rubra can call this 'Punctate Red'.
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 Neoregelia 'Punctate' |
 Neoregelia 'Punctate Red' |
  Neoregelia 'Punctate Black' |
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Paul Wingert
Derek Butcher
