Bromeliaceae

Pitcairnia lanuginosa Ruiz & Pav.

Also mentioned in the literature as Pitcairnia burchellii. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Peru

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): TM, TD, TS, FS, MG, DX

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Am, Aw, Af, BSh, Cfb, Cwb

Distribution across environmental gradients (?):

Elevation

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BIO1 (annual mean temperature)

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BIO4 (temperature seasonality)

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BIO12 (annual precipitation)

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BIO15 (precipitation seasonality)

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Conservation

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025-2 (?): Not assessed

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1 (?): Not threatened

Data collection gaps

Botanical countries lacking appropriate occurrence records (?): None

References

Vieira, EA, Centeno, DC, Freschi, L, da Silva, EA & Braga, MR. 2017. The dual strategy of the bromeliad Pitcairnia burchellii Mez to cope with desiccation. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 143(September):135–148. doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2017.09.003.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:124026-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.p4szxw