| Pitcairnia longissimiflora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Pitcairnia |
| Species: | P. longissimiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Pitcairnia longissimiflora Ibisch, Vásquez & Gross 1999 | |
Pitcairnia longissimiflora is a species of plant in the genus Pitcairnia that is endemic to Bolivia. It may reach heights of up to 140 centimetres (4.6 feet) and has an erect stem. Its dangling flowers of 16 cm (0.52 ft) consist of white or pale green petals.
References
- Krömer, Thorsten; Kessler, Michael; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Gouda, Eric J.; Ibisch, Pierre L.; Till, Walter; Vásquez, Roberto (1 October 1999). "Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 20 (2). Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: 211. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760025.
- Gouda, Eric J. (2009). "Some notes on Pitcairnia longissimiflora". Journal of the Bromeliad Society. 59 (1): 16–18. ISSN 0090-8738.
Sources
- Ibisch, Pierre L.; Nowicki, Christoph; Vásquez, Roberto; Koch, Kerstin (2001). "Taxonomy and Biology of Andean Velloziaceae: Vellozia andina sp. nov. and Notes on Barbaceniopsis (including Barbaceniopsis castillonii comb. nov.)". Systematic Botany. 26 (1). American Society of Plant Taxonomists: 13. doi:10.1043/0363-6445-26.1.5 (inactive 1 November 2024). JSTOR 2666652.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link) - Ibisch, Pierre L.; Vásquez, Roberto; Gross, E. (1999). "New Species of Puya and Pitcairnea (Bromeliaceae) from the Amboró National Park and Vicinities (Santa Cruz, Bolivia): A Neglected Corner of Diversity and Endemism of Pitcairnioidea". Journal of the Bromeliad Society. 49 (3): 124–135. ISSN 0090-8738.
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