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Pitcairnia mirandae J.Utley & Burt-Utley

(subgen. Pitcairnia)

Publ: Novon 8: 304-6. (1998)

Type: Mexico. Chiapas: Municipio de Villa Corzo, 39.2mi. S of MEX 190 E of Tuxtla Gutierrez along road to Revolucion Mexicana, steep forested slopes above stream with rock outcrops, 2000m., 27 july 1992. Utley & Utley8800 (holotype: MEXU; Isotypes. CAS, MO, US)

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Distribution: MEXICO; Chiapas,:

Habitat: 2000 m. Elev.

Etymology: This species is named in honor of Faustino Miranda, whose work in Chiapas has contributed im¬measurably to our knowledge of this floristically rich and ecologically complex state.

Pitcairnia mirandae