Pitcairnia alexanderi
Pitcairnia alexanderi is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to eastern Ecuador,[2] where it is known from only three subpopulations in Morona-Santiago Province. It grows in Amazonian forest habitat, and it is threatened by deforestation.[1] It was first described by Harry Edward Luther in 1991 as Pepinia alexanderi.[3]
| Pitcairnia alexanderi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Pitcairnia |
| Subgenus: | Pitcairnia subg. Pepinia |
| Species: | P. alexanderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pitcairnia alexanderi (H.Luther) D.C.Taylor & H.Rob.[2] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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References
- Manzanares, J.M.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Pepinia alexanderi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43274A10785127. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43274A10785127.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- "Pitcairnia alexanderi (H.Luther) D.C.Taylor & H.Rob." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- "Pitcairnia alexanderi (H.Luther) D.C.Taylor & H.Rob." The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
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