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Pitcairnia
Pitcairnia
Pitcairnia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. It was named for Dr. William Pitcairn, English physician and gardener (1711-1791). The genus Pitcairnia ranks as the second most prolific of the bromeliad family (after Tillandsia). They are most abundant in Colombia, Peru and Brazil, but can also be found in areas from Cuba and Mexico south to Argentina. One species, Pitcairnia feliciana is found in tropical West Africa and is the only member...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Subgenus Pitcairnia
subgenusPitcairnia
Pitcairnia heterophylla
speciesPitcairnia heterophylla
Pitcairnia nigra
speciesPitcairnia nigra
Pitcairnia pungens
speciesPitcairnia pungens
Pitcairnia flammea
speciesPitcairnia flammea
Pepinia
subgenusPepinia
Pitcairnia imbricata
speciesPitcairnia imbricata
Pitcairnia maidifolia
speciesPitcairnia maidifolia
Pitcairnia trianae
speciesPitcairnia trianae
Vicki's pitcairnia
speciesPitcairnia funkiae
Pitcairnia kniphofioides
speciesPitcairnia kniphofioides
Pitcairnia lehmannii
speciesPitcairnia lehmannii
Pitcairnia ringens
speciesPitcairnia ringens
Pitcairnia cremersii
speciesPitcairnia cremersii
Pitcairnia karwinskyana
speciesPitcairnia karwinskyana
Ocean cliff pitcairnia
speciesPitcairnia halophila
Pitcairnia spicata
speciesPitcairnia spicata
Pitcairnia palmeri
speciesPitcairnia palmeri
Pitcairnia dendroidea
speciesPitcairnia dendroidea
Pitcairnia sodiroi
speciesPitcairnia sodiroi
Pitcairnia hitchcockiana
speciesPitcairnia hitchcockiana
Pitcairnia recurvata
speciesPitcairnia recurvata
Pitcairnia chiapensis
speciesPitcairnia chiapensis
Pitcairnia sastrei
speciesPitcairnia sastrei
Pitcairnia multiflora
speciesPitcairnia multiflora
Pitcairnia paniculata
speciesPitcairnia paniculata
Pitcairnia stevensonii
speciesPitcairnia stevensonii
Pitcairnia micotrinensis
speciesPitcairnia micotrinensis
Pitcairnia integrifolia
speciesPitcairnia integrifolia
Pitcairnia calderonii
speciesPitcairnia calderonii
Pitcairnia commixta
speciesPitcairnia commixta
Pitcairnia andreettae
speciesPitcairnia andreettae
Pitcairnia rubiginosa
speciesPitcairnia rubiginosa
Pitcairnia micheliana
speciesPitcairnia micheliana
Pitcairnia fusca
speciesPitcairnia fusca
Pitcairnia gracielae
speciesPitcairnia gracielae
Pitcairnia dodsonii
speciesPitcairnia dodsonii
Pitcairnia fuertesii
speciesPitcairnia fuertesii
Pitcairnia riparia
speciesPitcairnia riparia
Pitcairnia megasepala
speciesPitcairnia megasepala
Pitcairnia lanuginosa
speciesPitcairnia lanuginosa
Pitcairnia robert-downsii
speciesPitcairnia robert-downsii
Pitcairnia xanthocalyx
speciesPitcairnia xanthocalyx
Pitcairnia echinata
speciesPitcairnia echinata
Pitcairnia lymansmithiana
speciesPitcairnia lymansmithiana
Pitcairnia sceptrigera
speciesPitcairnia sceptrigera
Pitcairnia squarrosa
speciesPitcairnia squarrosa
Pitcairnia pavonii
speciesPitcairnia pavonii
Pitcairnia hintoniana
speciesPitcairnia hintoniana
Pitcairnia carinata
speciesPitcairnia carinata
Pitcairnia pteropoda
speciesPitcairnia pteropoda
Pitcairnia domingensis
speciesPitcairnia domingensis
Pitcairnia lutheri
speciesPitcairnia lutheri
Pitcairnia staminea
speciesPitcairnia staminea
Pitcairnia decidua
speciesPitcairnia decidua
Pitcairnia kalbreyeri
speciesPitcairnia kalbreyeri
Pitcairnia huilensis
speciesPitcairnia huilensis
Pitcairnia monticola
speciesPitcairnia monticola
Pitcairnia elliptica
speciesPitcairnia elliptica
Pitcairnia abscondita
speciesPitcairnia abscondita
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 141298.