Pitcairnia bulbosa, synonym Pepinia bulbosa, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to Colombia and Venezuela.[1] It was first described by Lyman Bradford Smith in 1955.[2] In Colombia, it is found in dry rich soil in crevices of granite rock.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Pitcairnia |
| Subgenus: | Pitcairnia subg. Pepinia |
| Species: | P. bulbosa
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| Pitcairnia bulbosa | |
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Pitcairnia bulbosa L.B.Sm.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-11-02
- ^ "Pitcairnia bulbosa L.B.Sm.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2022-11-02
- ^ Smith, L. B. (1977), The Bromeliaceae of Colombia. Baltimore: Reed Herbarium.