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- adjective Pittier (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Pittier's ..."
Etymologies
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Examples
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Some of the endemic plant species in this xeric region are Borreria aristeguietana, Stilpnopappus pittieri.
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Stilpnopappus pittieri, Trachypogon plumosus and Vochysia venezolana.
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The predominant tree species include the endemics huriki Sacoglottis holdridgei, Ocotea insularis and Cecropia pittieri.
Isla del Coco Marine and Terrestrial Conservation Area, Costa Rica 2008
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Among the indicated species, we have: Wittiocactus panamensis, Rhipsalis pittieri, Epiphyllum columbiense, Disocactus ramulosus, all of which are protected in different national parks.
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The ecoregion has one endemic mammal registered, Ichtyomys pittieri - a fish-eating rat, confined to the western region of the cordillera.
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The most common canopy species in this formation include "palo de hierro" (Sacoglottis holdridgei), avocado (Ocotea ira) and the endemic Cecropia pittieri.
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Predominant endemic tree species include the huriki Sacoglottis holdridgei, Ocotea insularis and Cecropia pittieri.
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For the savannas, Huber & Alarcon list Vernonia aristeguietae, Bourreria aristeguietana, Stilpnopappus pittieri, S. apurensis, Hymenocallis venezuelensis, Eriocaulon rubescens, Limnosipanea ternifolia; for the gallery forests, Gustavia acuta.
Llanos 2007
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Geonoma spp.) or in large, sometimes monodominant clumps (Hyospathe pittieri, Catoblastus praemorsus, Bactris sp.).
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