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Pitcairnia lutescens

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Pitcairnia lutescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Pitcairnia
Species:
P. lutescens
Binomial name
Pitcairnia lutescens
Mez & Sodiro

Pitcairnia lutescens is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae (Monocot flowering plants). It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from three locations. It grows in low Andean forest and it is threatened by conversion of the forest to cropland.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Manzanares, J.M.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Pitcairnia lutescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43293A10788389. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43293A10788389.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.