Puya goudotiana

Puya goudotiana

Puya is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae. It is the sole genus of the subfamily Puyoideae, and is composed of 226 species. These terrestrial plants are native to the Andes Mountains of South America and southern Central America. Many of the species are monocarpic, with the parent plant dying after one flower and seed production event.
Puya goudotiana Very nasty looking spikes ready for the unwary - this Puya has an amazing flower spike, not when I was there though, locally called Cardón. Chingaza National Park,Puya goudotiana,Páramo

Naming

The name Puya was derived from the Mapuche Indian word meaning "point".
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Name verified on 18 November 2009 in: World Checklist of Monocotyledons (2004). The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet.

Distribution

These terrestrial plants are native to the Andes Mountains of South America and southern Central America.

References:

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=693558
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puya_(plant)
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderPoales
FamilyBromeliaceae
GenusPuya
SpeciesPuya goudotiana
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Colombia