''Pitcairnia punicea'' is a
species of
flowering plant in the family
Bromeliaceae
The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot
Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain o ...
, native to southeastern
Mexico,
Belize and
Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
.
[ It was first described by Michael Joseph François Scheidweiler in 1842.][
]
References
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punicea
Flora of Belize
Flora of Guatemala
Flora of Mexico
Plants described in 1842
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