Pitcairnia heterophylla

Pitcairnia heterophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Pitcairnioideae
Genus:	Pitcairnia
Species:	P. heterophylla
Binomial name
Pitcairnia heterophylla (Lindley) Beer
Synonyms[1]
Puya heterophylla Lindl. Hepetis heterophylla (Lindl.) Mez Puya longifolia C.Morren Pitcairnia cernua Kunth & C.D.Bouché Pitcairnia exscapa Liebm. Pitcairnia lindleyana Lem. Pitcairnia morrenii Lem.

Pitcairnia heterophylla is a species in the genus Pitcairnia. This species is native to northern South America (Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela), Central America, and central + southern Mexico.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. An Annotated Checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica retrieved 3 November 2009
3. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009
4. Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009
5. Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Retrieved 12 October 2009