Pitcairnia brachysperma — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Poales/Bromeliaceae/Pitcairnia

At a glance

Occurrence records17

Data sources4

Biological traits11

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Pitcairnia brachysperma's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility17 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources11 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF17 records

01Narrative

Pitcairnia brachysperma is a flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is native to Ecuador.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formperennial

Raunkiær life formhemicryptophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max2 400 m

Elevation min800 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type17 records

Wild obs. + sensor1

Museum / vouchered16

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO44 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

>10 km 1

1 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor1

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 2>10 km 1

3 georeferenced · 13 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence16

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions5 of 9 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
QCNElocation not on record	4
Bronx, US	3
Chicago, US	2
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record	2
Saint Louis, US	1
arosemena tola, EC	1
Quito, EC	1
Station d'Ecologie de Lamtolocation not on record	1
Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)location not on record	1

9 institutions · 16 of 16 vouchered records shown