Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 2615

Genus ja: ピットカイルニア

Genus en:

# spp.: 416 (from genus_families table) | 1 (from names table)

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Bromeliaceae

Family ja: パイナップル

Infra familial classification: Subfamily Pitcairnioideae

Citation:

Data source	Kind of information	Note
Kew Gardens (2017) Plants of the world online (POWO). Accessed on 08 Oct 2025	Scientific name & others		Show this Data source

Distribution en: Guinea, Mexico to Tropical America

Description en: Genus of over 260 species of very variable, rosette-forming, usually ever-green perennials (bromeliads), mostly terrestrial, a few epiphytic. All but one species occur in rocky, generally dry areas of Mexico, Central America, South America, and many West Indian islands. They are cultivated for their linear, lance-shaped, or strap-shaped leaves, which have smooth or spiny margins, and for their bell-shaped, white, yellow, orange, green, or red flowers, which are produced in spikes, racemes, or panicles on branched or unbranched stems. In areas where temperatures drop below 10°C (50°F), grow in a warm greenhouse; in warmer climates, pitcairnias are suitable for a desert garden or moist shrub border.

Hardiness en: Frost tender.

Cultivation en:

Propagation en: Sow seed at 19-24°C (66-75°F) in spring. Remove offsets in late spring or early summer.

Pests en: Susceptible to scale insects and mealybugs, especially early in the growing season.

Description ja:

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Comment ja:

Type species: Pitcairnia bromeliifolia L'Hér. (1789) Accepted

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