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Pitcairnia elizabethae L.B.Sm.

(subgen. Pitcairnia)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 8(2): 21 (1958)

Type: Howard 8123 (holotype, GH), on walls of limestone ravine in pine woods, trail between Pedernalis and Aceital, Barahona, Dominican Republic, 8-12 Aug 1946

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Distribution: HISPANIOLA;

Habitat: Terrestrial and saxicolous, woods and cliffs,, 400-1260 m. Elev.

Etymology: It is a pleasure to dedicate this species to Elizabeth S. Howard in the hope that a botanist's wife may share the recognition as well as the rigors of collecting,

Pitcairnia elizabethae