Pitcairnia spicata (Lam.) Mez

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 32: 234 (1935)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is Martinique (Mt. Pelée). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Windward Is.

Bromelia spicata Lam. in Encycl. 1: 146 (1783)
Hepetis spicata (Lam.) Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 974 (1896)

Billbergia purpurea Beer in Fam. Bromel.: 126 (1856)
Hepetis albucifolia (Schrad.) Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 973 (1896)
Pitcairnia affinis K.Koch in Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1857(App.): 5 (1857)
Pitcairnia albucifolia Schrad. in Blumenbachia: 24 (1827)

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.

Date	Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
	Anderson [s n], St.Vincent		K000321564	Unknown type material	Yes
			K000321565	Unknown type material	Yes

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