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Pitcairnia cofanorum Manzan. & Till

(subgen. Pitcairnia)

Publ: Bromeliaceae of Ecuador (Jewels of the Jungle) : Pitcairnioideae 2: 444-5 (2005)

Type: Ecuador, province of Sucumbios: Sinangoe Station, Shishico Ridge, Alto Aguarico drainage, above Cofanes River, Reserva Etinica Cofan, 00°12'01"N 77°31'54"W, 1500-1570 m, Aug. 2001, R. Aguinda, N. Pitman & R. Foster 1682 (holotype: QCNE-184074; isotype: F)

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Distribution: ECUADOR; Sucumbios,

Habitat: Terrestrial in low montane forests of Amazonia., 1500-1570 m. Elev.

Etymology: Named in honor of the Cofanes, the indigenous people living in the Amazonian region of Ecuador.

Pitcairnia cofanorum