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Pitcairnia theae is a synonym of:

Pitcairnia megasepala Baker

(subgen. Pitcairnia)

Publ: J. Bot. 19: 229 (1881)

Type: Holton 153 (holotype, K; photo, GH; isotype, PH), La Paila, Valle, Colombia, 21 Mar 1853.

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Distribution: COSTA RICA; PANAMA; COLOMBIA;

Habitat: Terrestrial, saxicolous, and epiphytic, banks, cliffs, thickets, and forest,, 300-1550 m. Elev.

Pitcairnia megasepala