Galapagos Species Database
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Bromelia pinguin
piñuela, timbiriche, pinguin
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Bromeliales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Bromelia
Species
pinguin
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Karatas pinguin Mill. ex Baker
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2000
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
- Hokche, O. Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (2008) Nuev. Cat. Fl. Vas. Venezuela 1–860.
- Smith, L.B. Downs, R.J. (1979) Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. 14(3): 1493–2142.
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
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"Galapagos Species Database, Bromelia pinguin", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1702. Accessed 16 July 2025.