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Pitcairnia geotropa J.R.Grant

(subgen. Pitcairnia)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 48(3): 99-105 (1998)

Type: Panama. Chiriqui: Reserva Forestal Fortuna, roadside forest 60 km north of Chiriqui, 26 December 1996, 8/ 45' 763" N, 82/ 12' 525" W -1175 m, Grant 96-02645 & Rundell (holotype US).

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Distribution: PANAMA; Chiriqui,

Habitat: 1175 , m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet geotropa (turning towards the ground) derives from the Greek ge-, earth, and trope, to turn, to emphasize the pendent nature of the inflorescence.

Pitcairnia geotropa