Bromeliaceae

Pitcairnia L'Hér.

First published in Sert. Angl.: 7 (1789), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Guinea, Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Sert. Angl. 7, t .11 (1789), nom. cons.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1976 Campbell, D.G.; Ongley, J.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P.; Nelson, B.W. [P22576] Brazil K000973322 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Atchley, A.A.; Steward, W.C.; Woolcott, D.B.; Coelho, D.F.; Monterio, O.P.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Ramos, J.F. [14567] Brazil K000973320 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Atchley, A.A.; Steward, W.C.; Woolcott, D.B.; Coelho, D.F.; Monteiro, O.P.; Pineiro, W.S.; Ramos, J.F. [14340] Brazil K000973321 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [9896] Brazil K000973307 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Wrigley, B.L.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [6021] Brazil K000973248 Yes
Jan 1, 1880 André, E.F. [3360] Colombia K000321646 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1880 André, E.F. [3360] Colombia K000321645 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1880 André, E.F. [3360] Colombia K000458393 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1880 André, E.F. [3360] Colombia K000458392 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1880 André, E.F. [3360] Colombia K000458391 Type Yes
André, E.F. [1088] Colombia K000321643 Type Yes
André, E.F. [4334] Ecuador K000321620 Type Yes
André, E.F. [4334] Ecuador K000321622 Type Yes
André, E.F. [4334] Ecuador K000321623 Type Yes
André, E.F. [4334] Ecuador K000321621 Holotype Yes
Wasshausen, D.C.; Encarnación, F. [857] Peru K002274518 Yes
André, E.F. [2593] Colombia K000321644 Type Yes
André, E.F. [2892] Colombia K000321609 Holotype Yes
André, E.F. [2892] Colombia K000321608 Holotype Yes
André, E.F. [1876] Colombia K000321662 Type Yes
André, E.F. [1876] Colombia K000321661 Type Yes
André, E.F. [1876] Colombia K000321660 Holotype Yes
Pearce, R. [s.n.] Peru K002274380 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Colombia K002274394 Yes
Herrenhausen K000321580 Holotype Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Klitgaard, B.B. [3732] Ecuador K002274513 Yes
Graham, J.; Schunke Vigo, J. [283] Peru K002274516 Yes
Ponsonby, L. [s.n.] K002274560 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Mendoza, M.; Huaylla, H. [26752] Bolivia K002274523 Yes
Spruce, R. [5399] Ecuador K000201625 Yes
André, E.F. [3803] Colombia K000321657 Holotype Yes
André, E.F. [3803] Colombia K000481074 Type Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Klitgaard, B.B. [3732] Ecuador K002274514 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1388] Guyana K:SPC-22394.000 No
Madriñán, S.; Ngan, G.; Page, J. [1176] Colombia K002274500 Yes
Tracey, J.A. [101] Colombia K002274528 Yes
Andre, E.F. [K-314] Ecuador K000321587 Type Yes
Bromel [449] Colombia K002274393 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [11738] Brazil K000973261 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; Cabrera, I. [18485] Colombia K002274519 Yes
Wasshausen, D.C.; Encarnación, F. [857] Peru K002274517 Yes
André, E.F. [3391] Colombia K000321656 Type Yes
Lankester, C.H. [K56] Costa Rica K002274205 Yes
Badcock [811] Bolivia K002274526 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [11298] Bolivia K002274524 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [13256] Brazil K000321557 Type Yes
Ponsonby, L. [s.n.] K002274562 Yes
Spruce, R. [5399] Ecuador K000201626 Yes
Ruiz, J.; Murphy, H. [249] Peru K002274520 Yes
Stannard, B.L. [280] Venezuela K002274509 Yes
{Madrinán; Ngan; Page} [1177] Colombia K002274503 Yes
Stannard, B.L. [280] Venezuela K002274508 Yes
Edwards, K.S.; Devia A, W. [674] Colombia K002274505 Yes
Priest [51] Mexico K002274155 Yes
Anderson [s.n.] Saint Lucia K000321566 Type Yes
Marchant, C.J. [64/174] K002274598 Yes
Barclay, A.S.; Schultes, R.E.; Cabrera, I. [531] Colombia K002274501 Yes
Chase, M.W. [42534] Peru K000696112 Yes
Smith, H.H. [2552] Colombia K002274392 Yes
Alexander [1146] Ecuador K:SPC-74614.000 No
Irwin, H.S.; Fonseca, S.F.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R.; Ramos, J. [27862] Brazil K000973246 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Klitgaard, B.B. [3732] Ecuador K002274515 Yes
Madriñán, S.; Ngan, G.; Page, J. [1177] Colombia K002274502 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Landivar, S. [17593] Bolivia K002274391 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Philcox, D.; Rodrigues, W.A.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [4900] Brazil K002274290 Yes
André, E.F. [s.n.] Colombia K000481075 Type Yes
Madson, M.T.; Kennedy, H.A.; Monteiro, O.; Braga, P.I.S. [6682] Brazil K000973247 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Huayalla, H.; Goyder, D.J. [20121] Bolivia K002274522 Yes
Stannard, B.L. [280] Venezuela K002274510 Yes
André, E.F. [3394] Colombia K000321651 Holotype Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Huayalla, H.; Goyder, D.J. [20121] Bolivia K002274521 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Sano, P.T.; Atkins, S.; Souza, V.C. [CFCR14066] Brazil K000294354 Yes
Raynal, A. [15805] Saint Lucia K002274250 Yes
Ponsonby, L. [s.n.] K002274561 Yes
K:SPC-74907.000 No
Snow, D.W. [29] Colombia K002274507 Yes
Lehmannianae, F.C. [7766] Colombia K002274360 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Sano, P.T.; Atkins, S.; Souza, V.C. [CFCR14066] Brazil K000294353 Yes
Edwards, K.S.; Devia A, W. [674] Colombia K002274504 Yes
André, É. [s.n.] K002274527 Yes
Grubb, P.J.; Lloyd, J.R.; Pennington, T.D.; Whitmore, T.C. [1118] Ecuador K002274511 Yes
André, E.F. [1209] Colombia K000321624 Type Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [11298] Bolivia K002274525 Yes
Fendler, A. [1529] Venezuela K000321658 Type Yes
s.coll. [649] K002274499 Yes
Martinelli, G.; Barroso, G.M.; Mayo, S.; Lima, H.C.; et al. [7613] Brazil K000973245 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Klitgaard, B.B. [3732] Ecuador K002274512 Yes
André, É. [1735] Colombia K002274506 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0