Puya gigas

Puya gigas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Puya
Subgenus:	Puya subg. Puyopsis
Species:	P. gigas
Binomial name
Puya gigas André
Synonyms [1]
Puya giganteaAndré, 1879

Puya gigas is a flowering plant of the family Bromeliaceae. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

The species is native to the Andes of Colombia. It is the second largest bromeliad after Puya raimondii . Individuals have a basal rosette of leaves from which a monocarpic inflorescence may emerge to a height of up to 10 m (33 ft), most of which is the peduncle. ^[3]

References

1. "Puya gigas André". Plants of the World Online.
2. "Puya gigas André". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
3. Smith, Lyman B.; Downs, Robert J. (1974). "Pitcairnoidae - Bromeliaceae". Flora Neotropica. 14: 121.