Puya retrorsa Gilmartin

  • Filed As

    Bromeliaceae
    Puya retrorsa Gilmartin

  • Collector(s)

    G. S. Varadarajan 1440, 10 Apr 1987

  • Location

    Ecuador. Chimborazo. Between Cajabamba and Pallatanga, about 3 km above Juan de Velasco.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03878994

    Occurrence ID: d7d7e7ca-90a0-4d46-8ab8-33df31205253

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Bromeliaceae

  • All Determinations

    Puya retrorsa Gilmartin
    Note: [Filed in Bromeliaceae fruit box section.]

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Chimborazo

  • Locality

    Between Cajabamba and Pallatanga, about 3 km above Juan de Velasco

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3190 m. (10466 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -1.75, -78.95

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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BROMELIACEAE OF ECUADOR *.
Puva retrosa Gilmartin
Plants common on rocky slopes? flowering and
fruiting; nearly 1»5 m tall? scape stout, 2—8 cm
thick? inflorescence about 75 cm tall, occasionally
curved? nearly 10 cm thick, covered by rusty-brown
indument which is increased in the fruiting
individuals? petals green, flowers decurved? about
5 plants in a clump, leaves with strikingly white
indument on adaxial surface. Habitats cleared
subparamos with Melica, Baccaris, and Coriariaceae.
ECUADOR: Prov. Chimborazo: Between Cajabamba and
Pallatanga, about 3 km above Juan de Velasco.
Approximate location: Lat. 1 45"S, Long. 78 57 W.
Alt. 3,190 m.
April 10, 1987	G. S. & Usha Varadarajan, and
No. 1440	V. Zak
[Additional collection outside of the type
locality]
Field work supported by a National Geographic
Society Research Grant (#3463-86) awarded to A. J.
Gilmartin & G. S. Varadarajan.
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