Filed As:

Bromeliaceae
Puya hamata L.B.Sm. ( isotype )

Common Names:

achupalla

Location:

Ecuador. Carchi. 12 miles W of Tulcán. Alt. 3300 m. (10827 ft.)

Collector(s):

A. S. Hitchcock 20915 with , 10 Aug 1923

Description:

Mostly scattered, inflorescence 8-12 ft, worlly curved with spiny bracts; flowers blue-indigo in round heads that make up the columnar spike-like inflorescence; blades 3-5 ft. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

Habitat:

Paramo.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 247246
GUID: dd03a747-dadc-459c-b8f4-20bfd94cbe65

Distribution:

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