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Puya ibischii R.Vásquez

(subgen. Puyopsis)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 54(2): 99-102 (2004)

Type: Bolivia. Cochabamba: Prov. Chapare: between Corani and the road to Tablas, 3150 m,17º13'04"S, 65°53'31 "W, in steep slopes above cloud forests, 1 May 2002, R. Vasquez 4457 (HT: LPB; IT: SEL, VASQ.

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Distribution: BOLIVIA; Cochabamba,

Habitat: 3100-3300 m. Elev.

Etymology: dedicated to the German botanist Dr. Pierre L. Ibisch in acknowledgment of his commendable work in the field of botanical research in Bolivia from 1991 to 2003. The new taxon was his first Puya to be observed and photographed.

Puya ibischii