Pitcairnia bifrons

Pitcairnia bifrons

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Pitcairnioideae
Genus: Pitcairnia
Species: Pitcairnia bifrons

Name

Pitcairnia bifrons (Lindl.) Read, 1974

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Billbergia bifrons Lindl., J. Hort. Soc. London 8: 54 (1853).
• Heterotypic
  • Pitcairnia latifolia Redouté, Liliac. 2: t. 73 (1804), sensu auct.
  • Pitcairnia bracteata Aiton, Hortus Kew. 2: 202 (1811).
  • Pitcairnia racemosa Woodf. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 1245 (1830), not validly publ.
  • Pitcairnia fulgens Decne. ex A.Dietr., Allg. Gartenzeitung 19: 137 (1851), nom. illeg.
  • Pitcairnia bracteata var. fulgens Regel, Gartenflora 2: 163 (1853).
  • Pitcairnia gireoudiana A.Dietr., Allg. Gartenzeitung 21: 105 (1853).
  • Pitcairnia bracteata var. gireoudiana (A.Dietr.) Beer, Fam. Bromel.: 51 (1856).
  • Pitcairnia bracteata var. commutata (Regel) Regel, Gartenflora 17: 8 (1868).
  • Pitcairnia commutata Regel, Gartenflora 17: 8 (1868).
  • Hepetis fulgens Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 973 (1896).
  • Pitcairnia spicata f. latior L.B.Sm., Phytologia 15: 196 (1967).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Guadeloupe, St. Kitts References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Read, R.W., (1974) Phytologia 19: 277.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Pitcairnia bifrons in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Pitcairnia bifrons. Published online. Accessed: Jun 28 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Pitcairnia bifrons in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 28.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Pitcairnia bifrons. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jun 2019.

Vernacular names

français: Ananas rouge-montagne

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