Stergios et al. 2015 (Article) Puya

A new species of Puya (Bromeliaceae) from the Venezuelan Andes

Author(s):—B. Stergios, R. Caracas, L.J. Dorr & S.M. Niño

Publication:—Acta Bot. Venez. 38 (2): 159-168. (2015)

Abstract:—A new species of Puya Molina (Bromeliaceae) from the Venezuelan Andes, P. guaramacalana Stergios, Caracas, Dorr & S.M. Niño, is described and illustrated. Mor phologically this new species belongs in Puya subgenus Puyopsis (Baker) L.B.Sm. where it most closely resembles two other species with simple peduncles and nutant inflorescences, P. nutans L.B.Sm. from Ecuador and P. venezuelana L.B.Sm. from northern Colombia and Venezuela. Characters to distinguish these three Andean species are discussed.

Keywords:—Bromeliaceae, Guaramacal, páramo El Pumar, Puya, Trujillo State, Venezuela

Published names (1):

Puya guaramacalana