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Queen of the Andes
Puya raimondii flowering in Ayacucho, Peru.
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Clade:
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Bromeliaceae
Genus:
Puya
Species:
P. raimondii
Binomial name
Puya raimondii
Harms
Synonyms
Pourretia gigantea Raimondi
Puya raimondii, also known as the Raimondi Cove or the Queen of the Andes (English),[1][2]titanka and ilakuash (Quechua)[3] or puya de Raimondi (Spanish),[1] is the largest species of bromeliad, its inflorescences reaching up to 15 m (50 ft) in height. It is native to the high Andes of Bolivia and Peru.[1] It was once hypothesized to be a protocarnivorous plant.
^ abcdLambe, A. 2009. Puya raimondii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. Downloaded on 9 September 2015.
^"San Francisco Botanical Garden - News - Rare Flower in Bloom at SF Botanical Garden". Sfbotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
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