Pitcairnia albiflos

Pitcairnia albiflos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Pitcairnia
Species:	P. albiflos
Binomial name
	Pitcairnia albiflos; Herb.
Synonyms
	Cochliopetalum albiflos (Herb.) Beer ; Codonanthes albiflos (Herb.) Raf. ; Conanthes albiflos (Herb.) Raf. ; Hepetis albiflos (Herb.) Mez ; Cochliopetalum flavescens Beer ; Cochliopetalum odoratum (Regel) Hemsl. ; Cochliopetalum schuechii Beer ; Pitcairnia albiflora Spreng. ; Pitcairnia elata Liebm. ; Pitcairnia flavescens (Beer) K.Koch ; Pitcairnia flavescens var. inodora Regel ; Pitcairnia odorata Regel ; Tillandsia schuchii Beer & Fenzl;

Pitcairnia albiflos is a species of bromeliad in the family Bromeliaceae.^[1]^[2] This species is endemic to Brazil.

This white-flowered species often hybridizes with the red-flowered Pitcairnia staminea, producing pink-flowered offspring.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Pitcairnia albiflos Herb". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
^ "Pitcairnia albiflos Herb". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
^ Wendt, T., et al. (2001). Reproductive biology and natural hybridization between two endemic species of Pitcairnia (Bromeliaceae). Am J Bot 88 1760.

Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. JSTOR 23499386.

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