Puya pygmaea L.B.Sm.

  • Filed As

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

  • Collector(s)

    W. H. Camp E 2236, 17 Mar 1945

  • Location

    Ecuador. Azuay. Páramo de Tinajillas and surrounding chaparral and forests, 30-50 km south of Cuenca.

  • Habitat

    Open páramo.

  • Description

    Plants solitary, usually scattered. Leaves shining above, pale-scurfy below. Inflorescence bracts reddish. Corolla pale greenish blue. Small plants often originate in axils of basal leaves. Only very rarely are two mature plants so close that they appear to have come as shoots from same mother plant. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 247263

    Occurrence ID: f84f9044-dc28-4f9d-acc4-ba24b76eb178

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Azuay

  • Locality

    Páramo de Tinajillas and surrounding chaparral and forests, 30-50 km south of Cuenca.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3352.8 - 3505.2 m. (11000 - 11500 ft.)

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