Pitcairnia tuerckheimii var. tuerckheimii
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Authority
Smith, Lyman B. & Downs, Robert J. 1974. Pitcairnioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14 (1): 1-658. (Published by NYBG Press)
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Family
Bromeliaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
TYPE. Tuerckheim 1298 (holotype, US; isotype, GH), Santa Rosa, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala, Jul 1887.
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Synonyms
Hepetis tuerckheimii (Donn.Sm.) Mez
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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.
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Distribution
Saxicolous, 1500-2016 m alt, southern Mexico and Guatemala.
Mexico North America| Chiapas Mexico North America|