Pitcairnia heterophylla
| Pitcairnia heterophylla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Pitcairnia |
| Species: | P. heterophylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Pitcairnia heterophylla (Lindley) Beer
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Pitcairnia heterophylla is a plant species in the genus Pitcairnia. This species is native to northern South America (Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela), Central America, and central and southern Mexico.[1][2][3][4][5]
The species was first discovered on top of the Rock of Guatapé by a German scientist.
Pitcairnia × daiseyana is a natural hybrid of P. heterophylla and P. pungens.
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ An Annotated Checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica retrieved 3 November 2009
- ^ Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 3 November 2009
- ^ Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009
- ^ Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Archived 2006-09-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 October 2009