Biology:Pitcairnia loki-schmidtiae
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Pitcairnia loki-schmidtiae | |
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| Pitcairnia loki-schmidtiae type plant in cultivation at the Botanical Garden of Heidelberg, Germany. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Pitcairnia |
| Species: | P. loki-schmidtiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Pitcairnia loki-schmidtiae Barthlott & Rauh
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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" (in en). Selbyana 25 (1): 33–86. ISSN 2689-0682. https://journals.flvc.org/selbyana/article/view/121512.
Wikidata ☰ Q7198736 entry
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