Puya venusta

Puya venusta is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae.[1] This species is a rare plant[3] found in certain portions of Chile including Punta Teatinos and Cerro La Campana. In La Campana National Park P. venusta is associated with the endangered Chilean Wine Palm, Jubaea chilensis, a palm that prehistorically had a significantly wider distribution.[4]

Puya venusta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Puya
Species:
P. venusta
Binomial name
Puya venusta
Synonyms

Pitcairnia sphaerocephala Baker
Pitcairnia venusta Baker
Puya coquimbensis Mez
Puya gaudichaudii Mez

References

  1. "Puya venusta (Baker) Phil". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. "Puya venusta (Baker) Phil". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  3. Philip Wilson Rundel, Gloria Montenegro Rizzardini, G. Montenegro and Fabian M. Jaksic. 1998
  4. C. Michael Hogan, 2008

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