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Pitcairnia staminea

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Species of flowering plant

Pitcairnia staminea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Pitcairnia
Species: P. staminea
Binomial name
Pitcairnia staminea
Loddiges

Pitcairnia staminea is a species of bromeliad in the genus Pitcairnia. This species is endemic to Brazil.

This red-flowered species often hybridizes with the white-flowered Pitcairnia albiflos, producing pink-flowered offspring.

References

  1. Wendt, T., et al. (2001). Reproductive biology and natural hybridization between two endemic species of Pitcairnia (Bromeliaceae). Am J Bot 88 1760.

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Taxon identifiers
Pitcairnia staminea


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