Pitcairnia heterophylla

Pitcairnia heterophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Pitcairnioideae
Genus: Pitcairnia
Species: P. heterophylla
Binomial name
Pitcairnia heterophylla
(Lindley) Beer
Synonyms[1]
  • Puya heterophylla Lindl.
  • Hepetis heterophylla (Lindl.) Mez
  • Puya longifolia C.Morren
  • Pitcairnia cernua Kunth & C.D.Bouché
  • Pitcairnia exscapa Liebm.
  • Pitcairnia lindleyana Lem.
  • Pitcairnia morrenii Lem.

Pitcairnia heterophylla is a species in the genus Pitcairnia. This species is native to northern South America (Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela), Central America, and central + southern Mexico.[1][2][3][4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ An Annotated Checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica retrieved 3 November 2009
  3. ↑ Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009
  4. ↑ Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009
  5. ↑ Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Retrieved 12 October 2009


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