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Puya hirtzii Manzan. & W.Till

(subgen. Puyopsis)

Publ: Bromeliaceae of Ecuador (Jewels of the Jungle) : Pitcairnioideae 2: 354 (2005)

Type: Ecuador, province of Imbabura: 1 km from the turnoff on the road Salinas-Lita on route to Buenos Aires, 2400 m, Mar. 1996, J.M. Manzanares 5889 (holotype: QCNE-142979).

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Distribution: ECUADOR; Imbabura,

Habitat: Terrestrial in semi-desert zones, 2400 m. Elev.

Etymology: In honor of Ing. Alexander Hirtz (1951-), specialist in orchids and bromeliads, Quito, Ecuador.

Puya hirtzii