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Puya navarroana Manzanares & W.Till

(subgen. Puyopsis)

Publ: Bromeliaceae of Ecuador (Jewels of the Jungle) : Pitcairnioideae 2: 342 (2005)

Type: Ecuador, province of Azuay: road Cuenca-Sigsig-Chiguinda, past Sigsig, 03º05'35 "S 78º47'53 "W, 2870 m, 28 Mar. 2002, J.M. Manzanares, B. Patterson & M. Navarro 7529 (holotype: QCNE-184041; isotypes: MO, SEL, WU).

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Distribution: ECUADOR; Azuay,

Habitat: Terrestrial in the shrubby vegetation of the cloud forest, "ceja andina" (eyebrow of the Andes)., 2870 m. Elev.

Etymology: In honor of Monica de Navarro (1943-), Ecuadorian orchid specialist and bromeliad enthusiast.

Puya navarroana