Pitcairnia caricifolia

Pitcairnia caricifolia

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 caricifolia
Varieties: P. c. var. caricifolia – P. c. var. macrantha

Name

Pitcairnia caricifolia Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 1242 (1830).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hepetis caricifolia (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 973 (1896).
  • Pepinia caricifolia (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) G.S.Varad. & Gilmartin, Syst. Bot. 13: 297 (1988).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Bolivia; Brazil North; Colombia; French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Martius, C.F.P. von in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, 1830. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 1242.

Links

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

Vernacular names

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