Pitcairnia imbricata (Brongn.) Regel
First published in Gartenflora 17: 135 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Central America. It is a hemiepiphytic perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Hepetis imbricata (Brongn.) Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 973 (1896)
- Neumannia imbricata Brongn. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 15: 369 (1841)
- Phlomostachys imbricata (Brongn.) Beer in Fam. Bromel.: 47 (1856)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Hepetis hemsleyana Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 973 (1896)
- Hepetis ochroleuca (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 974 (1896)
- Hepetis petiolata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 974 (1896)
- Neumannia ochroleuca K.Koch & C.D.Bouché in Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1856(App.): 2 (1856)
- Neumannia petiolata K.Koch & C.D.Bouché in Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1856(App.): 2 (1856)
- Pitcairnia hemsleyana (Mez) Mez in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 32: 272 (1935)
- Pitcairnia ochroleuca (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Baker in J. Bot. 19: 306 (1881)
- Pitcairnia petiolata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Baker in J. Bot. 19: 307 (1881)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Espejo-Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (2005). Bromeliaceae. Flora de Veracruz 136: 1-307. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Recursos Bióticos, Xalapa, Veracruz.
- Espejo-Serna, A., López-Ferrari, A.R., Martínez-Correa, N. & Pulido-Esparza, V.A. (2007). Bromeliad flora of Oaxaca, Mexico: richness and distribution. Acta Botanica Mexicana 81: 71-147. Instituto de Ecología A.C.
- Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
- Pulido-Esparza, V.A., López-Ferrari, A.R. & Espejo-Serna, A. (2004). Flora Bromeliológia del estado de Guerrero, México: riqueza y distribución. Boletin de la Sociedad Botanica de México 75: 55-104.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo, S.J. [340], Mexico | 43804.000 | No | |||
| Salvin, O. [s n], Guatemala | K000321579 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images