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Puya vallis-colcaensis Treviño & Gouda

Publ: Phytotaxa 683(1): 74-77 fig.1

Type: PERU. Arequipa, Prov. Caylloma; Dist. Cabanaconde, a 1.5 km at East of “Mirador Cruz del Condor”, 15°36’30.8”S-71°53’32.8’’O, 3596 m, 30 Dic 2018, I. Treviño & C. Bravo, IT 3916, (holotype HSP; isotype U)

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Distribution: PERU: Arequipa

Habitat: growing on moderate slopes among rocks and volcanic cones, 2665-3610 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the Colca Canyon, one of the deepest canyons in the world. In this place this species reaches large numbers and is well distributed, being one of the characteristic species of this territory.

Puya vallis-colcaensis