12041 - Bromeliads (Wild) - 2015-02-28
(Dimension: 2030 x 1389 pixels - Counter: 9124) Puya pygmaea
(Uploaded as: Puya ) Locality: Ecuador - Jima Paramo in South Central Ecuador Photographer: Michael Riley (Sent: brom-l@science.uu.nl) Identification: solved
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Add Note: Michael Riley (2015-02-28) - photos by Gilberto Merino (Sent: brom-l@science.uu.nl)
Add Note (12040): Jerry Raack (2015-03-01) - I saw this myself in Ecuador in 1997, and I believe this is Puya pygmaea (see pgs 296-298 of Manzanare's book Part II Pitcairnioideae. Blooming 20 to 30cm tall (8 to 12"). Beautiful flowers!
Identification (12040): Eric Gouda (2015-03-02) =Puya pygmaea - Yep, Jerry is right
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