Bromeliaceae
Pitcairnia

Pitcairnia sprucei Baker

First published in J. Bot. 19: 303 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gouda, E.J. (2009). Studies on the Flora of the Guianas: the genus Pitcairnia (Bromeliaceae). Selbyana 30: 80-88.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gouda, E.J. (2009). Studies on the Flora of the Guianas: the genus Pitcairnia (Bromeliaceae). Selbyana 30: 80-88.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1992 Nee, M. [42790], Brazil K000973312 Yes
Dec 3, 1979 Davis, P. [60], Brazil K000973249 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Lleras, E. [P17439], Brazil K000973319 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Prance, G.T. [4642], Brazil K000973311 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Prance, G.T. [3152], Brazil K000973316 Yes
Spruce, R. [1653], Amazonas K000958402 holotype Yes
Davis, P. [60342], Brazil K000973251 Yes
Costa, M.A.S. [147], Brazil K000973315 Yes
Spruce, R. [1653], Amazonas K000321561 holotype Yes
Santos, J.L. [862], Brazil K000973314 Yes
Davis, P. [60342], Brazil K000973250 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [47564], French Guiana K000973318 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.], Brazil K000973313 Yes
Ramos, J.F. [1862], Brazil K000973317 Yes
Sep 30, 2013 Brazil Pepinia sprucei K000973317 No
Sep 30, 2013 Brazil Pepinia sprucei K000973315 No
Sep 30, 2013 Brazil Pepinia sprucei K000973314 No

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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

  • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0