Pitcairnia pungens Kunth is a plant in the Bromeliaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Pitcairnia pungens Kunth

Pitcairnia pungens Kunth

Pitcairnia pungens is an Ecuadorian native bromeliad in the Pitcairnia genus, one parent of the natural hybrid Pitcairnia Ă— daiseyana.

Family
Genus
Pitcairnia
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Pitcairnia pungens Kunth

Pitcairnia pungens Kunth is a bromeliad plant species that belongs to the genus Pitcairnia. It is native to Ecuador. Pitcairnia Ă— daiseyana, a natural hybrid, comes from a cross between P. heterophylla and P. pungens.

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Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Bromeliaceae › Pitcairnia

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

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