Claim: Pitcairnia microcalyx belongs to Bromeliaceae, a family of monocot flowering plants with 75 genera, under Order Poales from the Kingdom Plantae.
Evidence: Pitcairnia microcalyx is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. Poales Order: Plantae Kingdom: Monocots The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) is a family of monocot flowering plants of 75 genera and around 3590 known species native mainly to the tropical Americas, with a few species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana.