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Pitcairnia commixta L.B.Sm.

Protologue Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. xxix. 303 (1949).BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Pitcainea, Croat94651--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Nono-Tandayapa. 14 Feb 05.  363.jpg

Pitcainea, Croat94651--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Nono-Tandayapa. 14 Feb 05. 363.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Pitcainea, Croat94651--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Nono-Tandayapa. 14 Feb 05. 364.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Pitcainea, Croat94651--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Nono-Tandayapa. 14 Feb 05. 362.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Pitcainea, Croat94651--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Nono-Tandayapa. 14 Feb 05. 366.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Pitcairnea, Croat, 94651--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Nono-Tandayapa. 14 Feb 05.  363a (6).jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Pitcairnea, Croat, 94651--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Nono-Tandayapa. 14 Feb 05.  363a (7).jpg

Pitcairnea, Croat, 94651--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Nono-Tandayapa. 14 Feb 05. 363a (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Pitcairnea, Croat, 94651--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Nono-Tandayapa. 14 Feb 05.  363a (9).jpg

Pitcairnea, Croat, 94651--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Nono-Tandayapa. 14 Feb 05. 363a (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Croat, T 94651

February 14, 2005

Location

Ecuador, Pichincha (Quito)

0.021944, -78.746944

Location Remarks

Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Terrestrial on roadbank, to 2 m tall; scape to 115 cm long; flowers orange-red.

Croat, T 94651

February 14, 2005

Location

Ecuador, Carchi (Tulcán Canton)

0.802222, -77.929167

Location Remarks

Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Terrestrial to 2 m tall; scape to 115 cm long; flowers orange-red.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Bromeliaceae

Genus

Pitcairnia

Specific Epithet

commixta

Authorship

L.B.Sm.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#216,156 of 335,497

Top 65%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →