Pitcairnia, Croat 95144--Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Alto Tambo. 21 Feb 05. 260.jpg
Endemic to Colombia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
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
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Epiphyte; stem elongate, to 1.3 m tall; scape bracts green, turning brown; flowers spreading, orange with yellow anthers; inflorescence black at apex
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Pitcairnia
Specific Epithet
barrigae
Authorship
L.B.Sm.
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
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.8
Global rank
#18,108 of 335,497
Top 6%
Extinction probability
95%
