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Pitcairnia bifurcatispina Manzan. & W.Till

(subgen. Pitcairnia)

Publ: Bromeliaceae of Ecuador (Jewels of the Jungle) : Pitcairnioideae 2: 396-7 (2005)

Type: TYPE. Ecuador, province of Imbabura: Cotacachi, Garcia Moreno, Cordillera de Toisan, Cerro de la Plata, Bosque Protector Los Cedros, path Camino del Oso (north of Lodge), 00º18'N 78°46'W, 1500-2600 m,19 Mar. 2003, J. Clark, F. Nicolalde & R. Hall 7416 (holotype: QCNE184071; isotypes: US, WU)

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Distribution: ECUADOR; Imbabura,

Habitat: Terrestrial in low montane forests of the Coast, 1500-2600 m. Elev.

Etymology: Referring to the bifurcate spines on the peduncle bracts and floral bracts.

Pitcairnia bifurcatispina