Pitcairnia trianae var. retusa L.B.Sm. belongs to the Bromeliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Pitcairnia, D. Neill 16020--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.ResTapichalaca-roadside 25 Sep 2007 078 (1).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Pitcairnia
Specific Epithet
trianae
Infraspecific Epithet
retusa
Authorship
L.B.Sm.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Palanda
-4.481111, -79.149167
Location Remarks
Tapichalaca Reserve, south of Podocarpus National Park, along road between Yangana and Valladolid, upper Río Chinchipe watershed. Wet montane cloud forest and disturbed roadside vegetation. 2650 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Terrestrial rosette-herb, long rocky roadside. Scape to 1.5 m tall. Calyx green. Corolla white to pale greenish-white.
