ON THIS PLANT
Puya raimondii, also known as queen of the Andes (English), titanka (Quechua) or puya de Raimondi (Spanish), 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. It was once hypothesized to be a Protocarnivorous plant.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Puya
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Queen of the Andes en Queen of the Puna
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