Pitcairnia macrochlamys Mez

Taxonomic Change:

• Considered a synonym of Pitcairnia recurvata —See Utley & Burt-Utley 1994 p. 97

Literature references:

Rauh 1987b: 60:37bh Smith & Downs 1974: 398 U.S. Nat. Herb.

Comments:

• La longitud relativa de las brácteas florales y sépalos, carácter que ha sido utilizado para distinguir entre Pitcairnia macrochlamys y P. recurvata, varía no sólo entre individuos sino aun en la misma inflorescencia durante el desarrollo. Debido a esto y a la falta de otros caracteres distintivos, incluimos aquí a P. macrochlamys como sinónimo” = “The relative length of flower bracts and sepals, character that has been used to distinguish between P. recurvata an P. macrochlamys varies not only between individuals but even in the same inflorescence during development. Because of this and the lack of other distinguishing features, included here as a synonym P. macrochlamys —See Utley & Burt-Utley 1994 p. 97