Pitcairnia longissimiflora is a species of plant in the genus Pitcairnia that is endemic to Bolivia.[1] It may reach heights of up to 140 centimetres (4.6 feet) and has an erect stem. Its dangling flowers of 16 cm (0.52 ft) consist of white or pale green petals.[2]
| Pitcairnia longissimiflora | |
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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 |
| Species: | P. longissimiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Pitcairnia longissimiflora Ibisch, Vásquez & Gross 1999
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References
edit- ^ Krömer, Thorsten; Kessler, Michael; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Gouda, Eric J.; Ibisch, Pierre L.; Till, Walter; Vásquez, Roberto (1 October 1999). "Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 20 (2). Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: 211. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760025.
- ^ Gouda, Eric J. (2009). "Some notes on Pitcairnia longissimiflora". Journal of the Bromeliad Society. 59 (1): 16–18. ISSN 0090-8738.
Sources
edit- Ibisch, Pierre L.; Nowicki, Christoph; Vásquez, Roberto; Koch, Kerstin (2001). "Taxonomy and Biology of Andean Velloziaceae: Vellozia andina sp. nov. and Notes on Barbaceniopsis (including Barbaceniopsis castillonii comb. nov.)". Systematic Botany. 26 (1). American Society of Plant Taxonomists: 13. doi:10.1043/0363-6445-26.1.5 (inactive 1 November 2024). JSTOR 2666652.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link) - Ibisch, Pierre L.; Vásquez, Roberto; Gross, E. (1999). "New Species of Puya and Pitcairnea (Bromeliaceae) from the Amboró National Park and Vicinities (Santa Cruz, Bolivia): A Neglected Corner of Diversity and Endemism of Pitcairnioidea". Journal of the Bromeliad Society. 49 (3): 124–135. ISSN 0090-8738.