Puya raimondii

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Queen of the Andes
Puya raimondii flowering in Ayacucho, Peru.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Puya
Species:
P. raimondii
Binomial name
Puya raimondii
Synonyms

Pourretia gigantea Raimondi

Puya raimondii, also known as the Raimondi Cove or the Queen of the Andes (English),[1][2] titanka and ilakuash (Quechua)[3] or puya de Raimondi (Spanish),[1] is the largest species of bromeliad, its inflorescences reaching up to 15 m (50 ft) in height. It is native to the high Andes of Bolivia and Peru.[1] It was once hypothesized to be a protocarnivorous plant.

  1. ^ a b c d Lambe, A. 2009. Puya raimondii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. Downloaded on 9 September 2015.
  2. ^ "San Francisco Botanical Garden - News - Rare Flower in Bloom at SF Botanical Garden". Sfbotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference mincetur was invoked but never defined (see the help page).