PITCAIRNIA ABUNDANS L.B.SM. (BROMELIACEAE): SUPPLEMENTARY DESCRIPTION, RANGE EXTENSION AND CONSERVATION STATUS OF AN ENDEMIC MEXICAN PLANT

Abstract

A supplementary description of Pitcairnia
abundans is presented based on new
specimens collected at or near the type
locality in Nayarit and from a new location
in Jalisco, which extends its known range
about 115 km. We present previously
unknown information from fresh flowers,
fruits and seeds, as well as phenology of
flowering and fruiting. The application
of the method for the assessment of extinction risk in Mexican wild species (MER)
resulted in endangered status for this
species.