8- 66.4

Pitcairnia goudae Manzan. & W.Till

(subgen. Pitcairnia)

Publ: Bromeliaceae of Ecuador (Jewels of the Jungle) : Pitcairnioideae 385 (2005)

Type: Ecuador, province of Pastaza: road Banos-Puyo, banks of Pastaza River, 01° 29'08"N 78°04'58"W, 1130 m, 19 Mar. 2000, J.M. Manzanares; L. Pieters & J. Vega 7069 (holotype (3 sheets): QCNE-184077 (inflorescence), QCNE-184078 (peduncle), QCNE-184079 (leaf); isotypes: MO, U, WU).

Search images on Permanent URL

Distribution: ECUADOR; Pastaza,

Habitat: Terrestrial and saxicolous in low montane forests in Amazonia., 1000-1800 m. Elev.

Etymology: Named in honor of the Dutch botanist Dr. Eric Gouda (1957-), Curator of the University Botanic Gardens in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Pitcairnia goudae