Pitcairnia commixta L.B.Sm. belongs to the Bromeliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Pitcainea, Croat94651--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Nono-Tandayapa. 14 Feb 05. 363.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Pitcairnia
Specific Epithet
commixta
Authorship
L.B.Sm.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#216,156 of 335,497
Top 65%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
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.
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
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.
