Pitcairnia pungens Kunth

  • Filed As

    Bromeliaceae
    Pitcairnia pungens Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    L. B. Holm-Nielsen 197 with Stig Jeppesen, 1968

  • Location

    Ecuador. Cotopaxi. In cracks of rocks on precipices, dry. Around Pilalo.

  • Specimen Notes

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3874875

    Occurrence ID: 17c8d267-328f-47eb-b368-14157ca6ee8f

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Cotopaxi

  • Locality

    In cracks of rocks on precipices, dry. Around Pilalo

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2400 m. (7874 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -0.95, -79.03

  • Location Notes

    [South America]; [Map associated with specimen]

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Determined by HARRY E. LUTHER	19 2^
THE MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS
Washington State University
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Det: G. S. Varadarajan. October-November 1986
BOTANISK INSTITUT AARHUS UNIVERSITET
(Herbarium AAU * Aarhus, Denmark)
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No. 1353 Pitcaimia ptingens
FLORA OF ECUADOR
collected 1968
by L. Holm-Nielsen & Stig Jeppesen
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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In cracks of rocks on precipices, dry.
Most of the leaves dead.
Rosettes very spiky and thrusty at the
base.
Flowers red, bracts red.
Prov. Cotopaxi
Around Pilalo
79* 2 'W, 0* 57* S
date 5/7 alt. 2400 m detP#Hlil00X
1973
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