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Puya prosanae Ibisch & E.Gross

(subgen. Puyopsis)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 43(5): 211-215 (1993)

Type: Holotype: Pierre & Claudia Ibisch 625 A (20. 11. 1991)-B.G. Bonn 10 000, in Herb. Inst. Bot. System. Univ. Heidelb. (HEID); isotype: Herbarium La Paz, Bolivia (LPB).

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Distribution: BOLIVIA; Cochabamba,

Habitat: 3500-3700 m. Elev.

Etymology: The new species is named after the German-Bolivian project PROSANA (Proyecto de Seguridad Alimentaria-Nutricional en la Provincia de Arque), which tries to reach a sustainable development for the farmers in the province of Arque.

Phenology: The flowering period of Puya prosanae is November to February

Puya prosanae