Pitcairnia loki-schmidtiae
Pitcairnia loki-schmidtiae type plant in cultivation at the Botanical Garden of Heidelberg, Germany.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Pitcairnia
Species:
P. loki-schmidtiae
Binomial name
Pitcairnia loki-schmidtiae
Barthlott & Rauh

Pitcairnia loki-schmidtiae is a plant species in the genus Pitcairnia. This species is endemic to Mexico.

The species is named after Hannelore "Loki" Schmidt, wife of former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt. Mrs. Schmidt discovered the species during a 1985 educational journey to Mexico.

References

  • Espejo-Serna, Adolfo; López-Ferrari, Ana Rosa; Ramírez-morillo, Ivón; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Till, Walter (1 June 2004). "Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 25 (1): 33–86. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760147.


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