Pitcairnia alexanderi is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to eastern Ecuador,[2] where it is known from only three subpopulations in Morona-Santiago Province. It grows in Amazonian forest habitat, and it is threatened by deforestation.[1] It was first described by Harry Edward Luther in 1991 as Pepinia alexanderi.[3]
References
- ^ a b Manzanares, J.M.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Pepinia alexanderi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43274A10785127. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43274A10785127.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Pitcairnia alexanderi (H.Luther) D.C.Taylor & H.Rob." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "Pitcairnia alexanderi (H.Luther) D.C.Taylor & H.Rob." The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2022-11-07.