Pitcairnia brachysperma André

  • Filed As

    Bromeliaceae
    Pitcairnia brachysperma André

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Clark 6052 with Rodríguez, L., 19 Jan 2001

  • Location

    Ecuador. Tungurahua. Baños (Canton). Parroquia: Río Negro. Cerro Abitagua (=Cordillera Abitagua). Trail ascends from the Baños-Puyo highway along ridge line to antennas.

  • Habitat

    Premontane wet forest.

  • Description

    Terrestrial, stems erect, 0.5 m tall. Bracts green. Calyx red. Corolla orange. Pollinated by hummingbird. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    QCA, QCNE, SEL, US; LATER DET SENT: Bromeliaceae Pitcairnia brachysperma André det. Manzanares, J.M. (QCNE) 2003; RECORD ON ATRIUM: Bromeliaceae Pepinia hooveri H. Luther det. Luther, H. (SEL) 2002;

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3107618

    Occurrence ID: d7b024f8-8b6c-4f01-b051-9e7b7132409e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Bromeliaceae

  • All Determinations

    Pitcairnia brachysperma André
    Note: Det. by: Manzanares, J.M. (QCNE), 2003

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Tungurahua

  • County/Municipio

    Baños (Canton)

  • Locality

    Parroquia: Río Negro. Cerro Abitagua (=Cordillera Abitagua). Trail ascends from the Baños-Puyo highway along ridge line to antennas.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1400 - 2000 m. (4593 - 6562 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -1.41072, -78.1386

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

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The New York Botanical Garden
Bromeliaceae
Pitcairnia brachysperma André
J. L OÉ«
Plants of Ecuador
BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03107618
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Bromeliaceae
Province: Tungurahua. Cantón: Baños. Parroquia: Río Negro. Cerro
Abitagua (-Cordillera Abitagua). Trail ascends from the Baños-Puyo
highway along ridge line to antennas. Elevation: 1400-2000 m.
01°24'38.6,’S 078a08T9.1"W. Premontane wet forest. Terrestrial, stems
erect, 0.5 m tall. Bracts green. Calyx red. Corolla orange. Pollinated by
hummingbird. Photographs of this collection are with John L. Clark
(US).
J.L. Clark 6052	19 Jan 2001
With: L. Rodriguez
Collected under the auspicies of the Department of Systematic Biology - Botany
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (US)
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03107618