Pitcairnia maguirei L.B.Sm.

Authority

Maguire, Bassett & Wurdack, John J. 1960. The botany of the Guayana highland--Part IV. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10: 1-37.

Family

Bromeliaceae

Scientific Name

Pitcairnia maguirei L.B.Sm.

Description

Latin Diagnosis - Florifera 1.5 m alta; foliis ad 6 dm longis, vaginis suborbicularibus. 3 cm longis, subglabris, castaneis, lucidis, laminis linearibus, acuminatis, pungentibus, 17 mm latis, utrinque dense adpresseque cinereo-lepidotis, spin is atris sursum curvatis 1 mm longis laxe serratis; seapo erecto, 8 mm diametro, dissite albidolepidoto; scapi bracteis ereetis, infimis subfoliaceis, dense imbricatis, supremis anguste triangularibus, internodia subaequantibus, serrulatis, basi excepta dense lepidotis; inflorescentia simplicissima, 45 cm longa, subdense multiflora, bracteis florigeris infimis exceptis glabra, ex sicco nigrescente; bracteis florigeris ovatis, acutis, ad 25 mm longis, ovarium superantibus vel subaequantibus, integris, nervatis, rubris, pallide angusteque marginatis; floribus subsessilibus, divergentibus; sepalis lineari-lanceolatis, acutis, 4 cm longis, ecarinatis; petalis acutis, 6 cm longis, nudis, pallide viridibus; staminibus inclusis; ovario ca. 2/3 infero; seminibus alatis.

Discussion

Fig. 5.

This species differs from the closety related P wurdackii in its completely lepidote leaf-blades and subsessile flowers.