Pitcairnia loki-schmidtiae
Pitcairnia loki-schmidtiae is a plant species in the genus Pitcairnia. This species is endemic to Mexico.
Pitcairnia loki-schmidtiae | |
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Pitcairnia loki-schmidtiae type plant in cultivation at the Botanical Garden of Heidelberg, Germany. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Genus: | Pitcairnia |
Species: | P. loki-schmidtiae |
Binomial name | |
Pitcairnia loki-schmidtiae Barthlott & Rauh | |
The species is named after Hannelore "Loki" Schmidt, wife of former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt. Mrs. Schmidt discovered the species during a 1985 educational journey to Mexico.
References
- Espejo-Serna, Adolfo; López-Ferrari, Ana Rosa; Ramírez-morillo, Ivón; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Till, Walter (1 June 2004). "Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 25 (1): 33–86. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760147.
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