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Pitcairnia hooveri (H.Luther) D.C.Taylor & H.Rob.

(subgen. Pepinia)

Publ: Harvard Pap. Bot. 4(1): 207. (1999)

Type: Ecuador: Prov. Carchi, along trail from Rafael Quindi's house to mountain finca, 1,890 m; November 1987, W. S. Hoover & S. Wormley 1904 (MO, holotype; QCA, isotype).

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Distribution: ECUADOR; Carchi,

Habitat: 1800-2100 m. Elev.

Etymology: The epiphet honors the collector W. S. Hoover, begonia specialist.

Pitcairnia hooveri