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Puya pizarroana R.Vasquez, Ibisch & S.Beck

(subgen. Puyopsis)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 53(3): 123-125 (2003)

Type: Bolivia. La Paz: Prov. Sud Yungas, Canton Laillbate, Chilkani, 16°35'S, 67° 44'W; 3400 m, bosque siempreverde, transecto 14,1 May. 1994, Emma Luna Pizarro E. 98 (Holotype: LPB; Isotype: VASQ).

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Distribution: BOLIVIA; La Paz,

Habitat: 3400 , m. Elev.

Etymology: Puya pizarroana is dedicated to Emma Luna Pizarro, the collector of the type specimen who studies the Andean spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) that frequently uses bromeliads as food resource, including Puya hearts and tender leaves.

Puya pizarroana