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Pitcairnia pugana Gonz.–Rocha & P. Carrillo

Publ: Phytotaxa 660(3): 214- fig. 1,6 (2024)

Type: MEXICO, Jalisco: municipality of Mazamitla, cascada Los Cazos, 3.5 km aprox. al SW de Mazamitla, sierra del Tigre, 19º53’35.9’’N, 103º02’29.8’’W, bosque de Quercus alterado, 2100 m, 14 June 2017, E. González-Rocha & P. Carrillo-Reyes 403 (holotype UAMIZ, isotypes IBUG, MEXU).

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Distribution: Mexico: Jalisco

Habitat: Terrestrial or saxicolous on rock walls, near streams, in coniferous forests and Quercus forests with elements of tropical deciduous forest, 1200-2200 m. Elev.

Etymology: The especies honors Luz María Villarreal de Puga (1913–2013) (Fig. 4C), an outstanding professor and dedicated botanist who carried out extraordinary work as a teacher and educator, and promoted studies on the flora and vegetation in the state of Jalisco for many years, and contributed noticeable in expanding the herbarium of Instituto de Botánica de la Universidad de Guadalajara (IBUG).

Phenology: The especies flowers during May to June and has immature fruits in August and September.

Pitcairnia pugana