Pitcairnia macrobotrys André
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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. André 2892 (holotype, K; photo, GH), vertical rock-faces by Río Juanambú, 1250 m alt, Nariño, Colombia, 26-29 Apr 1876.
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Synonyms
Hepetis macrobotrys (André) Mez
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Description
Description - Plant caulescent; stem stout, 1 m high; flowering shoot 1 m high. Leaves homomorphic, persistent, lanceolate, acuminate, long-attenuate toward base but not petiolate, 8 dm long, 7 cm wide, sparsely spinulose at base, glabrous. Scape straight, stout, sulcate, sparsely white-furfuraceous; scape-bracts strict, imbricate, triangular-ovate, acute, the upper ones 4-5 cm long. Inflorescence subdensely many-flowered, 5 dm long, sparsely white-furfuraceous. Floral bracts lanceolate, acute, exceeding the pedicels; flowers subspreading; pedicels 15 mm long. Sepals narrowly triangular, subobtuse, 20-25 mm long, ecarinate; petals 55 mm long, equaling the stamens, red with narrow white margins, appendaged; ovary 2/3 superior; ovules caudate.
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Distribution
Known from the type collection only.
Colombia South America| Nariño Colombia South America|