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Pitcairnia huilensis Betancur & Jimenez-Escobar

Publ: Caldasia 37(1): 91-98 figs. 1, 2 (2015)

Type: COLOMBIA. Huila: municipio Agrado, vereda San Jose de Belen, Serrania del Tigre, antigua finca La Laguna, 2°16'14" Norte.75°40'26" Oeste, 750-800 m alt., 6 nov 2014., N. D. Jimenez-Escobar & K. Benavides 2079 (holotype COL, isotypes: FMB, HUA, SURCO).

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Distribution: COLOMBIA. Huila

Habitat: Growing terrestrial and forming more or less dense patches separated by way of islands between different rocky hills, 750-1400 m. Elev.

Etymology: The epithet specific refers to the Department of Huila, Colombia, where the species was found. With this epithet the authors wanted the species to become a conservation target for these dry inter-Andean valleys, which for a long time have been subject to strong processes of transformation for agricultural expansion, cattle ranching and the construction of major infrastructure projects.

Pitcairnia huilensis