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Pitcairnia hirtzii H.Luther

(subgen. Pitcairnia)

Publ: Selbyana 12(1): 83 (1991)

Type: Ecuador: Prov. Morona-Santiago, Cordillera del Condor, 1,200 m; January 1989, A. Hirtz 4202 (SEL, holotype).

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Distribution: ECUADOR' Morona-Santiago,

Habitat: 1,200 ; m. Elev.

Etymology: The name honors the collector Alexander Hirtz, mining engineer, orchid specialist and naturalist

Pitcairnia hirtzii