Pitcairnia maidifolia (É.Morren) Decne. ex Planch.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Bromeliaceae > Pitcairnia l'hér.

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.6-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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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) 9-11

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 maidifolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Pitcairnia maidifolia world distribution map, present in Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1075903-2
WFO ID wfo-0000495733
COL ID 6VM9X
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hepetis funckiana Hepetis maidifolia Hepetis oerstediana Lamproconus maidifolia Neumannia maidifolia Pitcairnia macrocalyx Pitcairnia funckiana Pitcairnia zeifolia Puya maidifolia Puya funkiana Puya maydifolia Lamproconus maidifolius Vriesea tricolor var. hortus Phlomostachys funckiana Pitcairnia maidifolia Pitcairnia oerstediana