Pitcairnia angustifolia

Pitcairnia angustifolia

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 angustifolia

Name

Pitcairnia angustifolia Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 401 (1789).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hepetis angustifolia (Aiton) Raeusch., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 3: 91 (1797).
  • Pitcairnia tomentosa F.Dietr. ex Beer, Fam. Bromel.: 64 (1856), nom. illeg.
  • Hepetis tomentosa (F.Dietr. ex Beer) Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 974 (1896).
• Heterotypic
  • Pitcairnia latifolia Andrews ex Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 401 (1789).
  • Hepetis latifolia (Andrews ex Aiton) Raeusch., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 3: 91 (1797).
  • Pitcairnia latifolia Andrews, Bot. Repos. 5: t. 322 (1803), nom. illeg.
  • Pitcairnia furfuracea J.Jacq., Ecl. Pl. Rar. 1: 117 (1816), nom. illeg.
  • Pitcairnia ramosa J.Jacq., Ecl. Pl. Rar. 1: 154, t. 79 (1816).
  • Pitcairnia platyphylla Schrad., Blumenbachia: 26 (1827).
  • Pitcairnia intermedia Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 1248 (1830).
  • Pitcairnia redouteana Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 1243 (1830).
  • Pitcairnia skinneri Baker, Handb. Bromel.: 94 (1889).
  • Hepetis gracilis Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 973 (1896).
  • Hepetis latifolia (Andrews ex Aiton) Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 974 (1896).
  • Hepetis platyphylla (Schrad.) Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 974 (1896).
  • Hepetis ramosa (J.Jacq.) Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 974 (1896).
  • Pitcairnia gracilis (Mez) Mez in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 32: 242 (1935).
  • Pitcairnia angustifolia var. simplicior Proctor & Cedeño-Mald., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52: 214 (2005).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Puerto Rico to Lesser Antilles References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. I. Monandria–Heptandria. XXX+496 pp., tt. 1–6. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Pitcairnia angustifolia 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 angustifolia. Published online. Accessed: Jun 28 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Pitcairnia angustifolia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 28.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Pitcairnia angustifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jun 2019.

Vernacular names

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