Grant 1999b (Article) Pitcairnia

The Quest for a Lost Bromeliad: Pitcarinia chiriquiensis L.B.Sm.

Author(s):—J.R. Grant

Publication:—Journal of the Bromeliad Society 49(1): 15-20. (1999)

Abstract:—F itcairnia chiriquiensis is a rare species originally discovered by the renowned American plant collector Paul Allen in western Panama in 1947. Since it hasn’t been collected since, there has been controversy as to whether it was extant or distinct from related taxa. A short side-trip during a collecting expedition to Panama was undertaken to see if it could be found and be more accurately described.

Taxonomy:—Pitcairnia chiriquensis Name correction of Pitcairnia chiriquensis to chiriquiensis (not obligatory, so leave as originally published) (p.49(1) 15-17).