Pepinia alexanderi

Pepinia alexanderi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Pepinia
Species: P. alexanderi
Binomial name
Pepinia alexanderi
H.Luther

Pepinia alexanderi is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from only three subpopulations in Morona-Santiago Province. It grows in Amazonian forest habitat, and it is threatened by deforestation.[1]

References

  1. Manzanares, J.M. & Pitman, N. 2003. Pepinia alexanderi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003. Downloaded on 09 September 2015.
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