Pitcairnia brittoniana

Pitcairnia brittoniana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Pitcairnioideae
Genus: Pitcairnia
Species: Pitcairnia brittoniana

Name

Pitcairnia brittoniana (Mez) Mez in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 32: 270 (1935).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hepetis brittoniana Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 973 (1896).
• Heterotypic
  • Pitcairnia werckleana Mez, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 622 (1904).
  • Pitcairnia flaviflora Standl., J. Washington Acad. Sci. 17: 247 (1927).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Bolivia; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Guyana; Nicaragua; Panam; Peru; Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Mez, C.C. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), 1935. Pflanzenr., IV, 32: 270.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Pitcairnia brittoniana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Pitcairnia brittoniana. Published online. Accessed: Jun 28 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Pitcairnia brittoniana in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 28.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Pitcairnia brittoniana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jun 2019.

Vernacular names

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