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Melinonia is a synonym of:

genus Pitcairnia L\'Heritier

(subfam. Pitcairnioideae)

Publ: Sert. Angl. 7: 7. t. 11 (1788)

Type: Pitcairnia bromeliifolia L 'Heritier, Sert. Angl. 7, pl. 11. 1788.

Number of species: 419
   and 69 infraspecific taxa

Taxa included

1. Pepinia (Brongniart ex André) Baker
2. Pitcairnia

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Genus Notes:

Sert. Angl.: 7. Jan 1789, nom. cons.(against Hepetis Sw., Prodr.: 4, 56. Jul 1788).
Type Pitcairnia bromeliifolia L’Hér., Sert. Angl.: 7. Jan 1789. Currently recognized in the subfam. Pitcairnioideae. Named in honor of William Pitcairn (1711-1791), an English physician who kept a botanical garden at Islington near London during the time L’Héritier visited England (see Stafleu’s introduction to L’Héritier, Sert. Angl. reprint 2, 1963).
(from Grant & Zijlstra 1998)