Puya chilensis

Puya chilensis

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 chilensis

Name

Puya chilensis Molina (1782)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pitcairnia chilensis (Molina) Lodd. ex Loudon, Hort. Brit.: 118. 1830.

• Heterotypic
  • Pitcairnia coarctata (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 344. 1805.
  • Pourretia coarctata Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. 3: 34. 1802.
  • Puya chilensis var. gigantea (Phil.) Baker, Handb. Bromel. 127. 1889.
  • Puya coarctata (Ruiz & Pav.) Fisch., Sert. Petrop. t. 19. 1869.
  • Puya gigantea Phil., Linnaea 33: 246. 1865.
  • Puya quillotana W.Weber, Feddes Repert. 95: 577. 1984.
  • Puya suberosa Molina, Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili 153. 1782.

References

• Molina, J.I. 1782. Saggio sulla Storia Naturale del Chili. Stamperia di S. Tomaso d'Aquino: Bologna. 367 pp. Reference page. Original description p.160 Internet Archive 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2010. Puya chilensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2010 Sept 06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Puya
español: Chagual

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