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Pitcairnia heterophylla (Lindl.) Beer is a plant in the Bromeliaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Pitcairnia heterophylla (Lindl.) Beer (Pitcairnia heterophylla (Lindl.) Beer)
Plantae

Pitcairnia heterophylla (Lindl.) Beer

Pitcairnia heterophylla (Lindl.) Beer

Pitcairnia heterophylla is a Pitcairnia species native to the Americas, with the natural hybrid Pitcairnia × daiseyana derived from it.

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Family
Genus
Pitcairnia
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Pitcairnia heterophylla (Lindl.) Beer

Taxonomic Placement

Pitcairnia heterophylla is a plant species that belongs to the genus Pitcairnia.

Native Range

It is native to northern South America (including Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela), Central America, and central and southern Mexico.

Discovery Information

A German scientist first found this species on the top of the Rock of Guatapé.

Natural Hybrid

Pitcairnia × daiseyana is a natural hybrid between P. heterophylla and P. pungens.

Photo: (c) Alejandro Flores-Palacios, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alejandro Flores-Palacios · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Bromeliaceae Pitcairnia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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