Puya_×_berteroniana

<i>Puya <span style="font-style:normal;">×</span> berteroniana</i>

Puya × berteroniana

Species of plant

Puya × berteroniana is a natural hybrid in the genus Puya between the species Puya alpestris subsp. zoellneri × Puya venusta. This natural hybrid is endemic to Chile.[1]

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A revision of Puya found that it is likely a hybrid, given its rarity and intermediate characteristics between several species. Additionally, the name Puya berteroniana has been widely misapplied to plants of a different species, Puya alpestris.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Zizka, Georg; Schneider, Julio V.; Schulte, Katharina; Novoa, Patricio (2013). "Taxonomic revision of the Chilean Puya species (Puyoideae, Bromeliaceae), with special notes on the Puya alpestris-Puya berteroniana species complex". Brittonia. 65 (4): 387–407. doi:10.1007/s12228-012-9290-9. S2CID 207403894.


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