Puya pendula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Puyoideae
Genus: Puya
Species: Puya pendula

Name

Puya pendula Aguirre-Santoro, Betancur & Ordóñez-Blanco, Nordic Journal of Botany, e03239 (2021)

• Type locality: Colombia: Santander: municipio Gámbita, 9 km carretera Gámbita-Arcabuco, vereda El Calvario, río El Salto, afloramiento rocoso al lado de la carretera y cauce del río, dominado por Puya pendula, 5°53'40.9N, 73°20'3.2W, 2220 m a.s.l.

• Typus: J. Betancur, J. Aguirre-Santoro, C. Castro and É. Hernández-A., 22377; 24 Feb 2019; Holotype: COL; Isotypes: FMB, HUA.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: South America Regional: Northerm South America Colombia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Aguirre-Santoro, J., Ordóñez-Blanco, J.C. & Betancur, J. 2021. A new rupicolous species of Puya (Bromeliaceae) with pendulous inflorescence from the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia. Nordic Journal of Botany DOI: 10.1111/njb.03239 Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Puya pendula. Published online. Accessed: September 02 2018.