Pitcairnia amboroensis Ibisch, R.V squez, E.Gross & Kessler
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- This saxicolous species probably is endemic to Amboro National Park and vicinity. Until now it is only known from the Rio Surutu river system in Santa Cruz. We have found this species growing mostly in the lower part of steep sandstone rock faces in places with some soil accumulation on the rocks or in rock crevices, often in the shade of trees or shrubs.
In its habitat P amboroensis in Macunucu had well-developed leaves in September (time of collection) and in Surutu it was just developing leaves in October.
As syntopic terrestrial bromeliads at the Surutu site we have found Pitcairnia cf. lanuginosa. and Puya sp. Among the epiphytes in nearby forests are Tillandsia tenuifolia, T. streptocarpa and Tillandsia sp.
At the Macunucu site, which has a more humid climate than the Surutu area, syntopic saxicolous species included Fosterella sp., Guzmania calothyrsus, G. sp., Pitcairnia crassa, P. paniculata, P. sp., Tillandsia samaipatensis and T. tenuifolia. Epiphytic bromeliads in adjacent semideciduous to evergreen gallery forests included Aechmea bromeliifolia, Guzmania calothyrsus, Tillandsia australis, T. complanata, T. didisticha, T. streptocarpa, T. tenuifolia, T. vernicosa and Werauhia sanguinolenta. This extremely beautiful species with ornamental potential is named after Amboro National Park, expressing the desire that this park may assure the survival of the thousands of special plants which live in this area and its vicinity. —See Ibisch et al. 1999c p. 49(3): 124-135
