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Collector:
Ellsworth P. Killip  Search this
José Cuatrecasas  Search this
Paul H. Allen  Search this
-- Eyerdam  Search this
Preparation:
pen and ink
Collection Date:
1943, 1938, 1929, 1939, 1941
Notes:
Fl. Neotropica (Pitcairnioideae) Bromel. 14(1): 1974, Fg 113
Smith, Lyman B. and Downs, Robert J.
Figure A. Pitcairnia valeri (Bromeliaceae). Collection: Allen 2414, Panama, Panama; inflorescence. Artist: Downs, Robert Jack - ca. 1965.
Figure B. Pitcairnia diffusa (Bromeliaceae). - Type; Collection: Cuatrecasas 15242, Colombia, Valle; inflorescence. Artist: Downs, Robert Jack - ca. 1968.
Figure C-D. Pitcairnia truncata (Bromeliaceae). - Type; Collection: Killip & Smith 22414, Peru, Ayacucho; flower and bract, sepal. Originally published in Contr. Gray Herb. 98: 10, pl. 3, Figs. 8-9, 1932. Artist: Smith, Lyman B. - 1932.
Figure E-F. Pitcairnia chiriguana (Bromeliaceae). Collection: Gen. & Sp. Pl. Argent. pl. 40, Argentina, Salta; inflorescence, sepal. Artist: Downs, Robert Jack - ca. 1968.
Figure G-I. Pitcairnia oranensis (Bromeliaceae). - Type; Collection: Eyerdam & Beetle 22795, Argentina, Salta; infl., flower and bract, sepal. Originally published in Phytologia 8(5) 228, pl. 2, figs. 15-17, 1962. Artist: Niepold, Margaret H. - 1962.
Figure J-O. Pitcairnia megasepala (Bromeliaceae). Collection: Killip 35587, Colombia, Valle; leaves, flower and bract, sepal, seed. Originally published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. (Brom. Colombia) 33: 41, Fig. 12, 1957. Artist: Downs, Robert Jack - 1957.
Record Last Modified:
16 Dec 2024
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Bromeliaceae Pitcairnioideae
Published Name:
Pitcairnia valerii Standl.
Pitcairnia oranensis L.B. Sm.
Pitcairnia megasepala Baker
Pitcairnia chiriguana A. Cast.
Pitcairnia truncata L.B. Sm.
Other Numbers:
Botanical Art Plate Link : 2499
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b8945aa3-2f26-414a-8103-e0efca1488d2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11118204