Pitcairnia brittoniana (Mez) Mez

  • Filed As

    Bromeliaceae
    Pitcairnia brittoniana (Mez) Mez

  • Collector(s)

    R. G. Wilson 4Field No. 4C, Acc. #66-23, 19 Mar 1966

  • Location

    Costa Rica. Puntarenas. Ridge above rock pit at Las Cruses de San Vito.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2021.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3856253

    Occurrence ID: d188f2ff-4410-4837-a913-d91583bdb9b2

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    Puntarenas

  • Locality

    Ridge above rock pit at Las Cruses de San Vito

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1524 m. (5000 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Mexico & Central America]

  • Distribution

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Det G. S. Varadarajan. October-November 1986
COSTA RICA
Chicago Natural History Museum
Escuela Agricola Panamericana
Pitcairnia brittoniana Mez
Epiphytic Vine« Continuous vining stems to 8 ft.
or more. Flowers orange. Fruiting stem found se-
parate nearby—no other Pitcairnia in vicinity.
Other specimens noted in area (sterile) with same
climbing habit. In dense wet cloud forest on smal]|
tree. Ridge above Rock Pit at Las Cruses de San
Vito, Prov. Puntarenas. Ait. 5000 ft*
Coll. R.G. Wilson	March 19, 1966
Field Number ^fC	Acc. #66-23
03856253