Pitcairnia calcicola J.R.Grant & J.F.Morales |
(subgen. Pitcairnia)Publ: Novon 6: 366-9. (1996)
Distribution: COSTA RICA; Guanacaste,
Habitat: terrestrial on exposed limestone hills, 100-200 m. Elev.
Phenology: flowers from late August through mid-September during the rainy season. By December and January, the plants have finished flowering and die back to stolons that remain viable until the rains of April and May stimulate sprouting. The seeds are distributed mainly by wind or by adherence to small animals.