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Pitcairnia concolor is a synonym of:

Pitcairnia pungens var. pungens Kunth

(species pungens)

Publ: Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 1: 294 (1816)

Type: Humboldt, Bonpland & Kunth 2076 (holotype: P; isotype: B), La Vega de San Lorenzo, Pansitara River, Cauca, Colombia.

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Distribution: COLOMBIA; ECUADOR; PERU;

Habitat: Terrestrial in desert and semi-desert interAndean areas.

Etymology: Referring to the pungent reduced leaves.

Pitcairnia pungens var. pungens