Pitcairnia altensteinii
A species in the Bromeliaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Pitcairnia
- Species
- Pitcairnia altensteinii
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1846
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Pitcairnia altensteinii. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
19 synonyms in this snapshot
- Hepetis altensteiniiName author: (Link, Klotzsch & Otto) Mez
- Hepetis altensteinii var. giganteaName author: (Hook.) Mez
- Lamproconus altensteiniiName author: (Link, Klotzsch & Otto) Lem.
- Lamproconus giganteusName author: (Hook.) Lem.
- Neumannia altensteiniiName author: (Link, Klotzsch & Otto) Griseb.
- Phlomostachys altensteiniiName author: (Link, Klotzsch & Otto) Beer
- Phlomostachys altensteinii var. giganteaName author: (Hook.) Beer
- Phlomostachys giganteaName author: (Hook.) K.Koch
- Phlomostachys giganteaName author: Beer
- Pitcairnia altensteinii var. altensteiniiName author: Not supplied
- Pitcairnia altensteinii var. giganteaName author: (Hook.) Mez
- Pitcairnia altensteinii var. giganteaName author: (Hook.) K.Koch
- Pitcairnia altensteinii var. minorName author: L.B.Sm.
- Pitcairnia rhodostachysName author: Hassk.
- Pitcairnia undulatifoliaName author: Hook.
- Pitcairnia undulatifoliaName author: Hort ex Lem.
- Puya altensteiniiName author: Link, Klotzsch & Otto
- Puya altensteinii var. giganteaName author: Hook.
- Puya macrostachyaName author: A.Dietr.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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