Pitcairnia unilateralis is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The specific epithet, unilateralis, is derived from Latin and means "one-sided".[2]
Pitcairnia unilateralis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Genus: | Pitcairnia |
Species: | P. unilateralis
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Binomial name | |
Pitcairnia unilateralis |
References
edit- ^ Manzanares, J.M.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Pitcairnia unilateralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43301A10792072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43301A10792072.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Damrosch, Barbara; Neal, Bill (2003). Gardener's Latin: A Lexicon. Chapel Hill, N.C: Algonquin Books. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-56512-743-2. OCLC 856021571. Retrieved 21 April 2019.