Pitcairnia loki-schmidtiae Barthlott & Rauh |
(subgen. Pitcairnia)Publ: Bromelie 1987(2): 18-20 (1987)
Distribution: MEXICO; Jalisco;
Habitat: terrestrial on hanging rocks
Etymology: The new Pitcairnia is dedicated to Frau Hannelore (Loki) Schmidt, Bonn/Hamburg, not only because she discovered the plant but also as acknowledgment for her stand towards conservation and to the protection of the native plant world. ;
Phenology: Flowers smell like an unripe apple, postfloral bent downwards. Night flowering.