Pitcairnia longissimiflora information

Pitcairnia longissimiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Pitcairnia
Species:	P. longissimiflora
Binomial name
	Pitcairnia longissimiflora; Ibisch, Vásquez & Gross 1999

Pitcairnia longissimiflora is a species of plant in the genus Pitcairnia that is endemic to Bolivia.^[1] It may reach heights of up to 140 centimetres (4.6 feet) and has an erect stem. Its dangling flowers of 16 cm (0.52 ft) consist of white or pale green petals.^[2]

^ Krömer, Thorsten; Kessler, Michael; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Gouda, Eric J.; Ibisch, Pierre L.; Till, Walter; Vásquez, Roberto (1 October 1999). "Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 20 (2). Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: 211. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760025.
^ Gouda, Eric J. (2009). "Some notes on Pitcairnia longissimiflora". Journal of the Bromeliad Society. 59 (1): 16–18. ISSN 0090-8738.

[1] Krömer, Thorsten; Kessler, Michael; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Gouda, Eric J.; Ibisch, Pierre L.; Till, Walter; Vásquez, Roberto (1 October 1999). "Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 20 (2). Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: 211. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760025.

[2] Gouda, Eric J. (2009). "Some notes on Pitcairnia longissimiflora". Journal of the Bromeliad Society. 59 (1): 16–18. ISSN 0090-8738.