Pepinia bulbosa

Pepinia bulbosa is a species in the genus Pepinia. It was originally described by Lyman Bradford Smith in 1955 as Pitcairnia bulbosa and later moved to the genus Pepinia by Ganapathy Subramaniam Varadarajan and Amy Jean Gilmartin in 1988.[1]

Pepinia bulbosa
Pepinia bulbosa seedling
Scientific classification
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Monocots
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P. bulbosa
Binomial name
Pepinia bulbosa
(L.B.Sm.) G.S.Varad. & Gilmartin
Synonyms
  • Pitcairnia bulbosa L.B.Sm.

This species is found in Colombia in dry rich soil in crevices of granite rock. It is also found in Venezuela.[2]

References

  1. "Pepinia bulbosa". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  2. Smith, L. B. (1977), The Bromeliaceae of Colombia. Baltimore: Reed Herbarium.


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