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Puya (genus) - Definition and Overview |
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Puya alpestris
Puya chilensis
Puya hortensis
Puya laxa
Puya medica
Puya mirabilis
Puya raimondii
Puya spathacea
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Puya is a genus of 160-180 species of plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae. They are native to the Andes Mountains of South America and southern Central America. Many of the species are monocarpic, with the parent plant dying after one flower and seed production event.
The species Puya raimondii is notable as the largest species of bromeliad known, reaching 3 m tall in vegetative growth with a flower spike 9-10 m tall. The other species are also large, with the flower spikes mostly reaching 1-4 m tall.
The name 'Puya' was derived from the Mapuche Indian (Chile) word meaning “point".
External links
Puya raimondii photos (http://fcbs.org/butcher/Puya_raimondii.htm)
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Example Usage of (genus) |
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Slackermagee: @Batzorig New genus name: Tyrannicus Orgynus |
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jackslee: YouTube professed green!!! Genus a boyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!! |
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timberpress: @APLD's tweet on hollies made me pull out our hollies book and check out some facts. There are around 500 species in the genus. |
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