Pitcairnia staminea is a species of bromeliad in the genus Pitcairnia. This species is endemic to Brazil.
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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. staminea
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| Binomial name | |
| Pitcairnia staminea Loddiges
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This red-flowered species often hybridizes with the white-flowered Pitcairnia albiflos, producing pink-flowered offspring.[1]
References
edit- ^ Wendt, T., et al. (2001). Reproductive biology and natural hybridization between two endemic species of Pitcairnia (Bromeliaceae). Am J Bot 88 1760.
External links
edit- Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. JSTOR 23499386.