Pitcairnia heterophylla
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 heterophylla
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1856
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Pitcairnia heterophylla. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Hepetis heterophyllaName author: (Lindl.) Mez
- Hepetis heterophylla var. exscapaName author: Mez
- Pitcairnia cernuaName author: Kunth & C.D.Bouché
- Pitcairnia exscapaName author: Hook.
- Pitcairnia exscapaName author: Liebm.
- Pitcairnia exscapa var. albifloraName author: Griseb.
- Pitcairnia heterophylla f. albifloraName author: Standl. & L.B.Sm.
- Pitcairnia heterophylla f. heterophyllaName author: Not supplied
- Pitcairnia heterophylla var. exscapaName author: (Liebm.) Mez
- Pitcairnia heterophylla var. heterophyllaName author: Not supplied
- Pitcairnia liebmanniiName author: K.Koch
- Pitcairnia lindleyanaName author: Lem.
- Pitcairnia longifoliaName author: (C.Morren) Beer
- Pitcairnia morreniiName author: Lem.
- Puya heterophyllaName author: Lindl.
- Puya longifoliaName author: C.Morren
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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