Puya venusta
Puya venusta is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae.[1] This species is a rare plant[3] found in certain portions of Chile including Punta Teatinos and Cerro La Campana. In La Campana National Park P. venusta is associated with the endangered Chilean Wine Palm, Jubaea chilensis, a palm that prehistorically had a significantly wider distribution.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Puya |
| Species: | P. venusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Puya venusta | |
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Pitcairnia sphaerocephala Baker | |
References
- "Puya venusta (Baker) Phil". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- "Puya venusta (Baker) Phil". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- Philip Wilson Rundel, Gloria Montenegro Rizzardini, G. Montenegro and Fabian M. Jaksic. 1998
- C. Michael Hogan, 2008
- C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
- Philip Wilson Rundel, Gloria Montenegro Rizzardini, G. Montenegro and Fabian M. Jaksic. 1998. Landscape Disturbance and Biodiversity in Mediterranean-type Ecosystems, Published by Springer, 447 pages ISBN 3-540-64475-X, 9783540644750
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