Puya--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. La Union-Chiriboga-Quito. 22 Mar 06. 228 (1).jpg
Native to Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Chile Central, Chile North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha (Quito)
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Ecuador, Loja (Loja Canton)
-4.114722, -79.174167
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Podocarpus, entrada Nudo de Cajanuma, Sendero Guardiania - Mirador. Bosque andino. 2875 m.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Xavier Clavijo
Notes
Hierba 0.6 m, hojas con margen espinoso, corola azul-verdosa.
Location
Peru, Cusco (Machu Picchu)
-13.168611, -72.543611
Location Remarks
Cusco Calca Abra de Chayna Puerto
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Puya
Authorship
Molina
