| Puya gigas | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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Puya gigantea André, 1879 | |
Puya gigas is a flowering plant of the family Bromeliaceae.
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 33 ft (10 m), most of which is the peduncle.
References
- ^ "Puya gigas André". Plants of the World Online.
- "Puya gigas André". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- Smith, Lyman B.; Downs, Robert J. (1974). "Pitcairnoidae - Bromeliaceae". Flora Neotropica. 14: 121.
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