Pitcairnia brongniartiana André belongs to the Bromeliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Croat, T 95150

February 20, 2005

Location

Ecuador, Esmeraldas

1.078611, -78.666667

Location Remarks

Along Río San Juan 0.7 km N of Lita-San Lorenzo Road. 300 m elev.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Notes

Apparently a hemiepiphytic, creeping up a large tree bole at c. 1.5 m; branches pendent. Flowers yellow, strongly arcuate; fruits green.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Bromeliaceae

Genus

Pitcairnia

Specific Epithet

brongniartiana

Authorship

André

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.0

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

#195,665 of 335,497

Top 59%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →