Guzmania lingulata

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Bromeliaceae03.jpg

|genus = Guzmania

|species = lingulata

|authority = (L.) Mez

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|synonyms = *Tillandsia lingulata L.

• Caraguata lingulata (L.) Lindl.
• Tillandsia clavata D.Dietr.
• Guzmania cardinalis (André) Mez
• Caraguata cardinalis André
• Tillandsia sordida Salisb.
• Caraguata latifolia Beer
• Guzmania minor Mez
• Caraguata splendens Planch.
• Caraguata peacockii E.Morren
• Guzmania peacockii (E.Morren) Mez

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Guzmania lingulata, the droophead tufted airplant or scarlet star, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. This evergreen epiphytic perennial{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=978-1405332965|pages=1136}} is native to rainforest habitats in Central America, northern and central South America and southern Mexico.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=247568 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families] The Latin word lingulata means "tongue-shaped".{{cite book|last=Harrison|first=Lorraine|title=RHS Latin for gardeners|year=2012|publisher=Mitchell Beazley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=9781845337315|pages=224}} The foliage grows in a star-shaped basal rosette culminating 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.