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Pitcairnia lutheri Manzan. & W Till

(subgen. Pitcairnia)

Publ: Bromeliaceae of Ecuador (Jewels of the Jungle) : Pitcairnioideae 2: 451-3 (2005)

Type: Ecuador, province of Pichincha: road NonoTandayapa, 00°03'S 78º38'W, 2300, 31 Mar. 1999, J.M. Manzanares 6695 (holotype: QCNE-156218; isotypes: MO, SEL, WU).

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Distribution: ECUADOR; Pichincha,

Habitat: Terrestrial in low montane rainforests of the Coast., 1550-2300 m. Elev.

Etymology: Named in honor of Harry E. Luther (1952-), Director of the Bromeliad Identification Center at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, Florida, USA.

Pitcairnia lutheri