Puya raimondii, also known as the Queen of the Andes in English, titanka or ilakuash in Quechua, and puya de Raimondi in Spanish, is the largest species of bromeliad, with inflorescences that can reach up to fifteen meters in height. It is native to the high Andes of Bolivia and Peru.
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Source Puya Raimondii (Wikidata)
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1. Puya raimondii (Wikipedia)
Section: Distribution and habitat
The species grows on both rocky and shrubby slopes in the wet Páramo, tropical montane steppe, and the humid montane forest.
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Puya raimondii, also known as the Queen of the Andes (English), titanka and ilakuash (Quechua) or puya de Raimondi (Spanish), is the largest species of bromeliad, its inflorescences reaching up to 15 m (50 ft) in height.
In Biome: Paramo, Habitat
The species grows on both rocky and shrubby slopes in the wet Páramo, tropical montane steppe, and the humid montane forest.
View the Source2. Puya Raimondii (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q134926 (P225 taxon name)
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q134926
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): endangered.
- Child Taxon Of: Bromeliaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Bromeliaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12535Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12535
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Plant (Wikipedia)
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They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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