Vasquez & Ibisch 2005c (Article) Pitcairnia

Pitcairnia platystemon Mez and Pitcairnia chiquitana sp. nov. (Pitcairnioideae), two related species from the Chiquitano Mountains, Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Author(s):—R. Vasquez & P.L. Ibisch

Publication:—Vidalia 2(2): 3-10.. (2005)

Abstract:—The original description of the insufficiently known Pitcairnia platystemon Mez is completed and a new related species, P chiquitana R. Visquez & P. L. Ibisch, is described, illustrated and compared with P. platystemon, a local endemic from the same region, the Chiquitano mountains in eastern Bolivia. The two species are related but P chiquitana differs by the smaller size of the plant, the simple inflorescence, the inconspicuous and smaller floral bracts, longer pedicels and petals. Photos and botanical illustrations of both species are published for the first time.

Published names (1):

Pitcairnia chiquitana