Pitcairnia caduciflora

Pitcairnia caduciflora is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from only one site in Pastaza Province. It is an epiphyte that grows in the forests of the lower Andes, and it is threatened by habitat destruction.[1]

Pitcairnia caduciflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Pitcairnia
Species:
P. caduciflora
Binomial name
Pitcairnia caduciflora
Rauh & E.Gross

References

  1. Manzanares, J.M. & Pitman, N. 2003. Pitcairnia caduciflora. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003: Downloaded on 09 September 2015.


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