Puya raimondii
Puya raimondii, also known as the Raimondi Cove or 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. It is native to the high Andes of Bolivia and Peru. It was once hypothesized to be a protocarnivorous plant. Aside from its extremely slow growth cycle and its longevity, the plant is known for its peculiar self-combustion at the end of its life.
| Queen of the Andes | |
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| Puya raimondii flowering in Ayacucho, Peru. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Puya |
| Species: | P. raimondii |
| Binomial name | |
| Puya raimondii | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pourretia gigantea Raimondi | |
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