Puya venusta (Baker) Phil. is a plant in the Bromeliaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Puya venusta (Baker) Phil. (Puya venusta (Baker) Phil.)
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Puya venusta (Baker) Phil.

Puya venusta (Baker) Phil.

Puya venusta is a rare endemic Chilean flowering bromeliad associated with the endangered Chilean Wine Palm in Chile's La Campana National Park.

Family
Genus
Puya
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Puya venusta (Baker) Phil.

Puya venusta (Baker) Phil. is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the Bromeliaceae family. It is a rare plant that is endemic to specific areas of Chile, including Punta Teatinos and Cerro La Campana. Within La Campana National Park, Puya venusta grows alongside Jubaea chilensis, the endangered Chilean Wine Palm. This palm species had a much wider distribution across the region in prehistoric times.

Photo: (c) Jorge Herreros de Lartundo, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jorge Herreros de Lartundo · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Bromeliaceae Puya

More from Bromeliaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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