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Subgenus Pitcairnia
Pitcairnia
Pitcairnia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. It was named for William Pitcairn, Scottish 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...
57 branches of this group, most-observed first
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speciesPitcairnia angustifolia
Pitcairnia brittoniana
speciesPitcairnia brittoniana
Pitcairnia bifrons
speciesPitcairnia bifrons
Pitcairnia arcuata
speciesPitcairnia arcuata
Pitcairnia atrorubens
speciesPitcairnia atrorubens
Pitcairnia breedlovei
speciesPitcairnia breedlovei
Pitcairnia bakeri
speciesPitcairnia bakeri
Pitcairnia vallisoletana
speciesPitcairnia vallisoletana
Pitcairnia albiflos
speciesPitcairnia albiflos
Pitcairnia wilburiana
speciesPitcairnia wilburiana
Pitcairnia barrigae
speciesPitcairnia barrigae
Pitcairnia bromeliifolia
speciesPitcairnia bromeliifolia
Pitcairnia bicolor
speciesPitcairnia bicolor
Pitcairnia alata
speciesPitcairnia alata
Pitcairnia wendlandii
speciesPitcairnia wendlandii
Pitcairnia brunnescens
speciesPitcairnia brunnescens
Pitcairnia billbergioides
speciesPitcairnia billbergioides
Pitcairnia basincurva
speciesPitcairnia basincurva
Pitcairnia brongniartiana
speciesPitcairnia brongniartiana
Pitcairnia aequatorialis
speciesPitcairnia aequatorialis
Pitcairnia bergii
speciesPitcairnia bergii
Pitcairnia bella
speciesPitcairnia bella
Pitcairnia ventidirecta
speciesPitcairnia ventidirecta
Pitcairnia yaupi-bajaensis
speciesPitcairnia yaupi-bajaensis
Pitcairnia archeri
speciesPitcairnia archeri
Pitcairnia abundans
speciesPitcairnia abundans
Pitcairnia lindae
speciesPitcairnia lindae
Pitcairnia brachysperma
speciesPitcairnia brachysperma
Pitcairnia utcubambensis
speciesPitcairnia utcubambensis
Pitcairnia andreana
speciesPitcairnia andreana
Pitcairnia tillii
speciesPitcairnia tillii
Pitcairnia villetaensis
speciesPitcairnia villetaensis
Pitcairnia virginalis
speciesPitcairnia virginalis
Pitcairnia burle-marxii
speciesPitcairnia burle-marxii
Pitcairnia albolutea
speciesPitcairnia albolutea
Pitcairnia altensteinii
speciesPitcairnia altensteinii
Pitcairnia amboroensis
speciesPitcairnia amboroensis
Pitcairnia ancuashii
speciesPitcairnia ancuashii
Pitcairnia asplundii
speciesPitcairnia asplundii
Pitcairnia augusti
speciesPitcairnia augusti
Pitcairnia aurea
speciesPitcairnia aurea
Pitcairnia aureobrunnea
speciesPitcairnia aureobrunnea
Pitcairnia azouryi
speciesPitcairnia azouryi
Pitcairnia biflora
speciesPitcairnia biflora
Pitcairnia brevicalycina
speciesPitcairnia brevicalycina
Pitcairnia vargasiana
speciesPitcairnia vargasiana
Pitcairnia venezuelana
speciesPitcairnia venezuelana
Pitcairnia arida
speciesPitcairnia arida
Pitcairnia arenicola
speciesPitcairnia arenicola
Pitcairnia adscendens
speciesPitcairnia adscendens
Pitcairnia betancurii
speciesPitcairnia betancurii
Pitcairnia verrucosa
speciesPitcairnia verrucosa
Pitcairnia bifurcatispina
speciesPitcairnia bifurcatispina
Pitcairnia bakiorum
speciesPitcairnia bakiorum
Pitcairnia caduciflora
speciesPitcairnia caduciflora
Pitcairnia acicularis
speciesPitcairnia acicularis
Pitcairnia wendtiae
speciesPitcairnia wendtiae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 1542319.