Pitcairnia pungens Kunth

  • Filed As

    Bromeliaceae
    Pitcairnia pungens Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    W. Camp E-4085, 6 Jul 1945 - 9 Jul 1945

  • Location

    Ecuador. Prov. Chimborazo-Canar Border (western escarpment) Between Sta Rosa and Joyagshi. Near El Tambo.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3874853

    Occurrence ID: b6dd34f5-78a4-45a4-9ea8-e01093cac090

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • Locality

    Prov. Chimborazo-Canar Border (western escarpment) Between Sta Rosa and Joyagshi. Near El Tambo.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3048 - 3353 m. (10000 - 11001 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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Determined by HARRY E. LUTHER ~¿£_ 19 S?
THE MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS
Washington State University
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PLANTS OF ECUADOR
W. H. Camp, No. E-4085	July 6-9, 1945
Pitcairnia pungens HHFT.
DupI»det*X^B^Siiith 1951*
On rocky outcrops» Lower bracts reddish; upper
nitid, green, nigrescent-tipped. Calyx yellow,
margins and tip red-orange. Corolla crimson.
Filaments pale crimson; anthers yellow. In
Quichuas ^Urcu-huicundo1* (Urcu-mountain* hui-
cundo- name applied to this general type of
?ROV. ¿HIMBORAZO—CAÑAR BORDER (western escarpment) :
E 4014—4052; Between Sta. Rosa (8,300 ft.) and Joyagshi (9,000 ft.). E 4053-4079;
near Tipococha, 9,800-10,400 ft. E 4080-4109; near El Tambo, 10,000-11,500 ft.
E 4110-4161; near Pimo, 10,200-10,400 ft.
Distributed by the New York Botanical Garden
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