Pitcairnia neillii Manzanares & Till |
(subgen. Pitcairnia)Publ: Bromeliaceae of Ecuador (Jewels of the Jungle) : Pitcairnioideae 2: 448-50 (2005)
Distribution: ECUADOR; Morona-Santiago,
Habitat: Terrestrial in low montane rainforests., 1800 m. Elev.
Etymology: Named in honor of its discoverer, the Northamerican botanist David Neill (1953-), Curator at the Missouri Botanical Gardens (U.S.A.) and ex-director of the National Herbarium of Ecuador.