Puya sodiroana Mez

  • Filed As

    Bromeliaceae
    Puya sodiroana Mez

  • Collector(s)

    W. Camp E-5198, 3 Sep 1945

  • Location

    Ecuador. Azuay. Quebradas leading into the rio Collay, 3-8 km. north of Sevilla de Oro.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2021.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03875153

    Occurrence ID: a0e9e252-043f-427d-8303-1a065af04421

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Bromeliaceae

  • All Determinations

    Puya sodiroana Mez

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Azuay

  • Locality

    Quebradas leading into the rio Collay, 3-8 km. north of Sevilla de Oro

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2134 - 2530 m. (7001 - 8301 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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PLANTS OF ECUADOR
W. H. Camp, No. E- 5298	¿QJBJCJaflOCfc Sept. 8, 1945
Puya gumraifera Mez & Sodira
Dupl* det*. L-B*Smith 1952
On rocky slopes. Ivs pale green, nitid, espec-
ially above* spines basally pale, apically
brown* Flowering spikes to 3 m* FIs creamy
white with greenish tinge* *Achupalla*— fav-
orite food for bea'rs; stems also fed to pigs
and *cuysw (guinea pigs).
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PROV. AZUAY: Quebradas leading into the rio Collay, 3-8 km. north of
Sevilla de Oro; 7,000-8,800 ft. elev.
Distributed by the New York Botanical Garden
Washington State University
/i&cL'y-o
Det: G. S. Varadarajani. October-November 1986
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03875153
Pmf*
Determined by HARRY E. LUTHIER
THE MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS
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