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Puya cahuachensis A.Galán, J.Montoya, J.A.Vicente & E.Linares |
Distribution: PERU. Arequipa
Habitat: It grows and forms stands between eruptive rocks, 3225 m. Elev.
Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from Cahuacho, a small village situated in the northwest of the Arequipa Region, close to the Ayacucho Region border, in Southern Peru, near the type locality of this new species.
Phenology: Flowering July–August; fruiting December–January.