Pitcairnia bromeliifolia var. wynteri Read

  • Authority

    Smith, Lyman B. & Downs, Robert J. 1974. Pitcairnioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14 (1): 1-658. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Bromeliaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Pitcairnia bromeliifolia var. wynteri Read

  • Type

    TYPE. Read 1632 (holotype, US; isotype, BH), Mango Tree Hill (Carambi Hill), Trelawny, Jamaica, 2 Apr 1966.

  • Description

    Description - Leaves 8-12 dm long; blade 7-16 mm wide, glabrous above, bearing a submarginal line of large asymmetrical scales and others between the teeth, the teeth 2-4 mm long, black, corneous.

  • Distribution

    Well drained hard white limestone, 450-600 m alt, western Jamaica.

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