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: 03875154

    Occurrence ID: ee67d3d9-1a14-49c9-84c2-1d6380cf058d

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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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Washington State University
Det: G. S. Varadarajan. October-November 1986
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03875154
PLANTS OF ECUADOR
W. H. Camp, No. E- 519$	AWXSaOfflCfc Sept. 3, 1945
Puya gummif era Mez & Sodiro
Dupl* det* L*B.Smith 1951
On rocky slopes# Lvs pale green, nitid, espec-
ially above; spines basally pale, apieally
brown* Flowering spikes to 3 Pis creamy
white with greenish tinge* ttAchupallaw— fav-
orite food for bear; stems also fed to pigs
and Meuysn (guinea pigs)*
Sheet 2 of 2 sheets.
PROV. AZUAY: Quebradas leading into the rio Collay, 3-8 km. north of
Sevilla de Oro; 7,000-8,300 ft. elev. ______
Distributed by the New York Botanical Garden
Determined by HARRY E. LUTHER	19 5*
THE MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS
Pciytt
03875154