Pitcairnia alexanderi
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Genus: | Pitcairnia |
Subgenus: | Pitcairnia subg. Pepinia |
Species: | P. alexanderi
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Binomial name | |
Pitcairnia alexanderi (H.Luther) D.C.Taylor & H.Rob.[2]
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Pitcairnia alexanderi is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to eastern Ecuador,[2] 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] It was first described by Harry Edward Luther in 1991 as Pepinia alexanderi.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Manzanares, J.M.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Pepinia alexanderi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43274A10785127. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43274A10785127.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Pitcairnia alexanderi (H.Luther) D.C.Taylor & H.Rob." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "Pitcairnia alexanderi (H.Luther) D.C.Taylor & H.Rob." The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2022-11-07.