Pitcairnia tuerckheimii var. tuerckheimii

  • 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 tuerckheimii var. tuerckheimii

  • Type

    TYPE. Tuerckheim 1298 (holotype, US; isotype, GH), Santa Rosa, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala, Jul 1887.

  • Synonyms

    Hepetis tuerckheimii (Donn.Sm.) Mez

  • Description

    Description - Leaf-blades 10 mm wide. Inflorescence with axis slender, sparsely floccose. Floral bracts slightly exceeding the pedicels. Sepals 25-30 mm long, obscurely carinate toward base.

  • Distribution

    Saxicolous, 1500-2016 m alt, southern Mexico and Guatemala.

    Mexico North America| Chiapas Mexico North America|