Pitcairnia undulata Scheidw.
First published in Allg. Gartenzeitung 10: 275 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico (to Veracruz). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Hepetis undulata (Scheidw.) Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 974 (1896)
- Lamproconus undulatus (Scheidw.) Lem. in Jard. Fleur. 2: t. 127 (1852)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Pitcairnia speciosissima Baker in Handb. Bromel.: 114 (1889), not validly publ.
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.
- Humphreys, A.M., Govaerts, R., Ficinski, S.Z., Nic Lughadha, E. & Vorontsova, M.S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047.
- Smith, L.B. & Downs, R.J. (1977-1979). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14: 1-2142.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morren, E. [s.n.] | K000973263 | Yes | |||
| s.coll. [s.n.] | K000973264 | 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