Pitcairnia cantuoides Vasquez & Ibisch |
(subgen. Pitcairnia)Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 55(3): 99 (2005)
Distribution: BOLIVIA; Chuquisaca,
Habitat: 1300 m. Elev.
Etymology: The epithet of this new species is derived from Cantua, genus of the Polemoniaceae family, because of its resembling flowers. The 'cantua bicolor' or 'cantuta', how it is vernacularly known, is the national flower of Bolivia.