Pitcairnia rubiginosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to northern South America (northern Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana and Venezuela).[1] It was first described by John Gilbert Baker in 1889.[2]

Pitcairnia rubiginosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Pitcairnia
Subgenus: Pitcairnia subg. Pepinia
Species:
P. rubiginosa
Binomial name
Pitcairnia rubiginosa
Synonyms[1]
  • Hepetis rubiginosa (Baker) Mez
  • Pepinia rubiginosa (Baker) G.S.Varad. & Gilmartin

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Pitcairnia rubiginosa Baker", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-11-05
  2. ^ "Pitcairnia rubiginosa Baker", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2022-11-05