Vasquez & Ibisch 2007c (Article) Puya

Puya pachyphylla sp. nov. (Bromeliaceae) and new synonyms of Puya tuberosa from Bolivia

Author(s):—R. Vasquez & P.L. Ibisch

Publication:—Journal of the Bromeliad Society 57(3): 102-111. (2007)

Abstract:—Puya pachyphylla R. Vásquez & Ibisch is described and illustrated as a new species from Vallegrande, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It differs significantly from Puya tuberosa Mez by the few, succulent, rigid and strongly spined leaves, and by the entire floral bracts, larger sepals and petals. The absence of significant morphological differences between P. tuberosa , P. hromadnikii Rauh, P. vallo-grandensis Rauh, P. vallo-grandensis var. simplex Rauh, P. serranoensis Rauh and P. serranoensis var. brevispica Rauh, and the fact that these species occur within the same geographical and ecological region, is the reason for our proposal to treat the latter as synonyms of P. tuberosa .

Published names (1):

Puya pachyphylla*
* synonyms or not accepted names are marked

Taxonomy:—Puya hromadnikii Treated as synonym of Puya tuberosa Mez (p.104).—Puya serranoensis Treated as a synonym of Puya tuberosa Mez (p.104).—Puya serranoensis var. brevispica Treated as a synonym of Puya tuberosa Mez (p.104).—Puya vallograndensis Treated as a synonym of Puya tuberosa (p.104).—Puya vallograndensis Treated as a synonym of Puya tuberosa Mez (p.104).—Puya vallograndensis var. simplex Treated as a synonym of Puya tuberosa Mez (p.104).