Natural hybrid: Pitcairnia heterophylla and Pitcairnia pungens
Type: Ecuador; Cotopaxi; Tenefuerte, Rio Pilalo, km. 52-53 Quevedo-Latacunga, alt. 750-900 m., inflorescence to 32 cm high, flowers pinkish red. 12 June 1983, C H Dodson, D Benzing, & D Bermudez 13932 Holotype SEL