Pitcairnia lutescens
Appearance
Pitcairnia lutescens | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Genus: | Pitcairnia |
Species: | P. lutescens
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Binomial name | |
Pitcairnia lutescens Mez & Sodiro
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Pitcairnia lutescens is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae (Monocot flowering plants). It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from three locations. It grows in low Andean forest and it is threatened by conversion of the forest to cropland.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Manzanares, J.M.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Pitcairnia lutescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43293A10788389. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43293A10788389.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.