Queen of the Andes
Puya raimondii
The story
In the high, windswept Andes of Bolivia and Peru, the local Quechua people have long shared their home with this giant plant, which they call titanka or ilakuash. Towering over the landscape, it is also known as the Queen of the Andes or puya de Raimondi, standing as a majestic sentinel of the high-altitude peaks.
Sources: Wikidata, en.wikipedia.org
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
About
Puya raimondii, also known as the Queen of the Andes (English), titanka and ilakuash (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.
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Puya raimondii
- Slug
- puya-raimondii
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Puya
- Species
- raimondii
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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