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Pitcairnia abscondita Flores-Arg., López-Ferr., Gonz.-Rocha & Espejo

Publ: PhytoKeys 189: 131-136 fig.1, 2a-b, 3 (2022)

Type: Mexico. Jalisco: municipio Cabo Corrientes, ejido Las Juntas y Los Veranos, santuario las Guacamayas, 20°25.802'N, 105°18.978'W, 600 m a.s.l., bosque de galería, 25 Jan 2020, flowered in cultivation, 12 Jul 2021, A. Flores-Argüelles, G. Contreras- Félix & J. Novoa 1189 (holotype: UAMIZ in two sheets)

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Distribution: Mexico: Jalisco

Habitat: growing rupicolous or terrestrial in wet Pinus-Quercus forests, gallery forests and cloud forests often near rivers or streams, 400–1500 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the fact that, for a long time, the specimens of this species was “hidden” behind the name Pitcairnia imbricata (see McVaugh 1989), to difficulties in identifications of herbarium samples, since the dried specimens of P. abscondita can be easily confused with P. imbricata.

Phenology: Blooms during July and fructifies from August to September

Pitcairnia abscondita