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Pitcairnia aequatorialis var. bogneri (Rauh) Manzan. & W.Till

(species aequatorialis)

Publ: Bromeliaceae of Ecuador (Jewels of the Jungle) : Pitcairnioideae 2: 494-497 (2005)

Type: Ecuador, province of Chimborazo: between Quito and Cuenca, 2800 m, no date, J. Bogner 1662 (holotype: HEID).

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Distribution: ECUADOR; Chimborazo,

Habitat: Terrestrial and saxicolous in low montane rainforests, 2000-2800 m. Elev.

Etymology: Named after Josef Bogner, retired gardener at the Munich Botanical Garden, Germany, and expert for Araceae.

Pitcairnia aequatorialis var. bogneri