''Pitcairnia unilateralis'' is a species of
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 ...
. It is
endemic to
Ecuador. Its natural
habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland
forests and subtropical or tropical moist
montane forests. The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
, , is derived from
Latin and means "one-sided".
References
unilateralis
Endemic flora of Ecuador
Vulnerable plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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