[Specimen details]

Bromelia pinguin
Family Name Bromeliaceae
Currently Accepted Name Bromelia pinguin L.
Locality El Salvador. 5 mi. W of Honduras border.
Description Bromeliad hedge as a fence for stock, ca. 3.5 ft. tall; reddish bracts on inflorescence.
Habitat Near Acacia and Pereskia; cultivated and grazed area.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 400 ft
Specimen Notes
Collector D. Dunn 23032
with C. Dziekanowski & M. Pennell
Collection Date 31 Jul 1978
Accession Number 134948
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