Puya silvae-baccae L.B.Sm.

  • Filed As

    Bromeliaceae
    Puya silvae-baccae L.B.Sm. ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    C. W. Wood 87 with Paul E. Berry, 20 Jul 1974-23 Jul 1974

  • Location

    Venezuela. Zulia. Perijá. "Campamento Frontera V", on international boundary; headwaters of Río Guasara.

  • Description

    In clumps. Terrestrial. Leaves to 10 cm long, spiny margins, brittle. Lustrous waxy green above with numerous white spots. Dense white pubescence below. Spikes to 1 m, bracts like leaves, brown on upper part of spike. White pubescence on upper parts of spike and calyx. Sepals 2.5 cm, lustrous pale green, flushed purple at tips. 2 petals 4 cm long translucent green-white, 3rd petal shorter. Filaments cream, anthers yellow. Pistlil green-white, stigma dark green. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 247269

    Occurrence ID: c0d09548-de4e-4f08-809e-f35f77b4567b

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Zulia

  • Locality

    Perijá. "Campamento Frontera V", on international boundary; headwaters of Río Guasara.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2700 - 3300 m. (8858 - 10827 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    10.3853, -72.8792

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