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Pitcairnia altoatratoensis is a synonym of:

Pitcairnia barrigae L.B.Sm.

(subgen. Pitcairnia)

Publ: Caldasia 5(21): 5 (1948)

Type: Garcia-Barriga 11136 (holotype, US; isotype, COL), epiphytic, Carmen de Atrato to Tutunendo, km 52-70, upper Rio Atrato, 500-600 m alt, Choco, Colombia, 25-26 Jul 1944.

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Distribution: COLOMBIA; Choco,

Habitat: 500-600 m. Elev.

Etymology: Named in honor of the Colombian botanist Hernado Garcia y Barriga.

Pitcairnia barrigae