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Pitcairnia tatzyanae (H.Luther) D.C.Taylor & H.Rob.

(subgen. Pepinia)

Publ: Harvard Pap. Bot. 4(1): 208. (1999)

Type: Peru, Dept. Madre de Dios, Prov. Manu, Cerro de Pantiacolla, Rio Palotoa 10-15 km NNW of Shintuya, transect to ridgetop, 71° 18' W, 12° 35' S, 1.350 m alt., 16 Nov." 1985, Tatzyana S. Wachter 48. HOLOTYPUS: F. ISOTYPUS: USM. PARATYPUS: Ibidem, 700-1.300 m, 14 Dec. 1985, R. Foster, R. Fernandez & E. Vivar 10850 (F, USM)

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Distribution: PERU; Madre de Dios,

Habitat: 1.350 m. Elev.

Etymology: The epithet honors the collector, Tatzyana S. Wachter, who gathered the type specimen under very trying conditions and almost lost her life getting the collections out.

Pitcairnia tatzyanae