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Pitcairnia heterophylla
(Lindl.) Beer
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Bromeliaceae
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The Flora of Barro Colorado Island by Thomas Croat
The seeds are probably wind dispersed though not well adapted for it. The capsules do not open wide, but the tails of the seeds are no doubt hygroscopically active, which could cause them to be slowly loosened from the capsule.
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