Pitcairnia angustifolia Aiton
First published in Hort. Kew. 1: 401 (1789)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Puerto Rico to Lesser Antilles. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is.
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Hepetis angustifolia (Aiton) Raeusch. in Nomencl. Bot. Pl. Illustr., ed. 3: 91 (1797)
- Hepetis tomentosa (F.Dietr. ex Beer) Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 974 (1896)
- Pitcairnia tomentosa F.Dietr. ex Beer in Fam. Bromel.: 64 (1856), nom. illeg.
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Hepetis gracilis Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 973 (1896)
- Hepetis latifolia (Andrews ex Aiton) Raeusch. in Nomencl. Bot. Pl. Illustr., ed. 3: 91 (1797)
- Hepetis latifolia (Andrews ex Aiton) Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 974 (1896)
- Hepetis platyphylla (Schrad.) Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 974 (1896)
- Hepetis ramosa (J.Jacq.) Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 974 (1896)
- Pitcairnia angustifolia var. simplicior Proctor & Cedeño-Mald. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52: 214 (2005)
- Pitcairnia furfuracea J.Jacq. in Ecl. Pl. Rar. 1: 117 (1816), nom. illeg.
- Pitcairnia gracilis (Mez) Mez in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 32: 242 (1935)
- Pitcairnia intermedia Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1248 (1830)
- Pitcairnia latifolia Andrews in Bot. Repos. 5: t. 322 (1803), nom. illeg.
- Pitcairnia latifolia Andrews ex Aiton in Hort. Kew. 1: 401 (1789)
- Pitcairnia platyphylla Schrad. in Blumenbachia: 26 (1827)
- Pitcairnia ramosa J.Jacq. in Ecl. Pl. Rar. 1: 154, t. 79 (1816)
- Pitcairnia redouteana Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1243 (1830)
- Pitcairnia skinneri Baker in Handb. Bromel.: 94 (1889)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2009 | Hamilton, M.A. [590], Montserrat | 65191.000 | No | ||
| Anderson [s.n.], St.Lucia | K000321566 | 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