Puya alpestris (Poepp.) Gay belongs to the Bromeliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Puya alpestre--Chile. Junquillar. 25 Nov 2014. Picaflor on Puya alpestre. DSC07767 (52).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Puya
Specific Epithet
alpestris
Authorship
(Poepp.) Gay
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#273,030 of 335,497
Top 82%
Extinction probability
14%
Location
Chile, Maule, Talca
-35.938333, -70.610556
Location Remarks
Comuna San Clemente, 11.5 km below La Laguna on Highway 115 to Laguna Maule, 5.2 km below Puente Lo Aguirre; low shrubby vegetation on steep slopes. 1571 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Persy Gomez de la Fuente, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Picaflor en Puya alpestris.
Location
Chile, Maule, Talca
-35.938333, -70.610556
Location Remarks
Comuna San Clemente, 11.5 km below La Laguna on Highway 115 to Laguna Maule, 5.2 km below Puente Lo Aguirre; low shrubby vegetation on steep slopes. 1571 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Jose San Martin, Persy Gomez de la Fuente, Sharon R. Christoph
Location
South Africa, Western Cape (Stellenbosch University Botanic Garden)
Location Remarks
Van Riebeeck St., Stellenbosch 7600
Collectors
No collectors specified
