Puya clava-herculis Mez & Sodiro belongs to the Bromeliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Puya clava-herculis, Ulloa, C 2406--Ecuador. Carchi. Paramo El Angel. 5 Oct 22012. DSC06999 (201).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Puya
Specific Epithet
clava-herculis
Authorship
Mez & Sodiro
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#300,347 of 335,497
Top 90%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, J. Irazábal
Notes
Roseta gigante, inflorescencia 3-4 m, densamente lanosa blanco-plateada, flores azul-verdes, anteras anaranjadas. Visitada por colibrí de tono café anaranjado.
