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Genus: Puya Life
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Poales > Family:
Bromeliaceae
About 168 species, native to the highlands of South America.
Six species are cultivated in southern Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Puya chilensis (Chagual)
Native to Chile. |
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Puya ferruginea (Achupalla)
Native from Ecuador to Bolivia. |
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Puya laxa
Native to Bolivia. |
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Puya macrura
Native to Peru. |
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Puya mirabilis
Native from Bolivia to Argentina. |
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Puya spathacea (Chaguar del
burro)
Native to Argentina. |
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