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Puya gilmartiniae G.S.Varad. & Flores

(subgen. Puya)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 40(4): 161-165 (1990)

Type: Chile. Region IV (La Serena): Prov. Elqui, about 60 km north of La Serena, on the way to Puerta Totorallilo, near El Oliva, Isla Tilago, 29° 16' S, 71 ° 17' W; alt. 50 m; May 22, 1987, G. S. and Usha Varadarajan, A. Penaloza, and A. Flores 1481 (holotype, GH; isotypes MO, WS).

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Distribution: CHILE Elqui,

Habitat: 50 m. Elev.

Etymology: We name this new Puya in memory of Dr. Amy Jean Gilmartin's significant research contributions to the bromeliad family.

Puya gilmartiniae