Puya raimondii
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Puya raimondii, also known as the Raimondi Cove or the Queen of the Andes (English),[1][2] titanka and ilakuash (Quechua)[3] or puya de Raimondi (Spanish),[1] 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.[1] It was once hypothesized to be a protocarnivorous plant.
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Queen of the Andes | |
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Puya raimondii flowering in Ayacucho, Peru. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Genus: | Puya |
Species: | P. raimondii |
Binomial name | |
Puya raimondii | |
Synonyms | |
Pourretia gigantea Raimondi |
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