8-120.1

Pitcairnia jaramilloi G.S.Varad. & Forero

(subgen. Pitcairnia)

Publ: Syst. Bot. 12(3): 410 (1987)

Type: Colombia, Choco, Alrededores de San Jose del Palmer. Cerro so. de la Poblacion, alt. 1370 m, 1 Sep 1976, E. Forero & R. Jaramillo 2482 (holotype: COL; isotype: MO). -

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Distribution: COLOMBIA; Choco,

Habitat: 1370 m. Elev.

Etymology: We take pleasure in naming this new species after Professor Roberto Jaramillo, Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional, Bogota, Colombia, whose long assistance in the field, especially to the bromeliad collectors, has been very significant.

Pitcairnia jaramilloi