Pitcairnia altensteinii (Link, Klotzsch & Otto) Lem.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Bromeliaceae > Pitcairnia l'hér.

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.3-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Pitcairnia altensteinii unspecified picture

Distribution

Pitcairnia altensteinii world distribution map, present in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1134334-2
WFO ID wfo-0000493548
COL ID 6VMFH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Neumannia altensteinii Phlomostachys altensteinii Pitcairnia altensteinii Pitcairnia rhodostachys Puya macrostachya Puya altensteinii Phlomostachys gigantea Pitcairnia undulatifolia Hepetis altensteinii Lamproconus altensteinii Phlomostachys gigantea Pitcairnia undulatifolia Phlomostachys altensteinii var. gigantea Pitcairnia altensteinii var. gigantea Pitcairnia altensteinii var. minor Puya altensteinii var. gigantea Hepetis altensteinii var. gigantea Lamproconus giganteus Pitcairnia altensteinii var. altensteinii