8-198.1

Pitcairnia smithiorum H.Luther

(subgen. Pitcairnia)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 41(3): 99-101 (1991)

Type: Peru: Loreto, banks of the Rio Napo at the confluence of the Rio Amazonas, 1983, S. &. H.L. Smith legit, flowered in cultivation 25 Jan. 1989. S. & H L. Smith s.n. (SEL, holotype).

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Distribution: PERU; Loreto,

Etymology: The name honors the collectors, Sam and Hattie Lou Smith of Fort Myers, Florida.

Pitcairnia smithiorum