Puya coerulea var. violacea (Brongn.) L.B.Sm. & Looser

Literature references:

FCBS (Web) J. Bromeliad Soc.: 35:210 Smith & Downs 1974: 85

Comments:

• LOCAL NAMES. Chagual chico; chagualillo; pilpolle. —See Smith & Downs 1974
• -Distribution and ecology: Endemic to Chile; distributed from Region VI (Termas de Cauquenes, 34º 14’ S) to Region VIII (Chillán, 36°38’S), between 100 and 1300 m. Grows in stony areas.
  Conservation.—Vulnerable (Zizka et al., 2009).
  Vernacular names: Chagual chico, Chagualillo, Pilpolle. —See Zizka et al. 2013