Puya dasylirioides Standl.
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Esta especie conforma poblaciones densas en sabanas y turberas de la Cordillera de Talamanca, sitios donde constituye una especie común.
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Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
Endémica.
Puya dasylirioides is a species of the genus Puya. This species is native to Costa Rica. It is unusual for a Puya, as the leaves have no spines along the leaf margins. The flowers are blue with brown buds and the plants reach maturity at 4 to 5 years. Another feature that sets this species is that it grows in boggy areas at 3000 m that dry up seasonably.
cultivation[edit]
Puya dasylirioides comes from 2300-3300 meter elevation, where the climate is cool all year. It has taken temperatures in the mid-80s (30°C), but it's possible that it won't thrive in consistently warmer conditions, especially if nights are warm. It is said to have taken winter lows of 19° F (-7°C), and might even handle colder temperatures. I recommend protecting it from frost the first 2 years. It grows well in a deep pot in normal cactus soil that contains no lime. Water it deeply occasionally, and avoid letting the soil dry out completely. Some protection from strong afternoon sun might be needed in warmer climates. Over about 40% humidity is recommended.
References[edit]
- An Annotated Checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica retrieved 3 November 2009
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Distribucion en Costa Rica: Endémica. Cordillera de Talamanca, a una elevación entre 2600 y 3050 m.
Distribucion General:
Localidad del tipo: Costa Rica, San José, Laguna de la Chonta, al NE de Santa María de Dota, alt. 2100 m, 18 de diciembre 1925.
Depositario del tipo: HT: US
Recolector del tipo: P.C. Standley 42334
Hierba terrestre.
Terrestres de 1.5 a 2.5 m.
Hojas de 30 a 55 cm., coriáceas. Vainas de 7 a 8.5 cm. Lámina de 2.1 a 5.2 cm., laxamente dentada, de dientes pequeños, patente, atenuada, glabra en el haz, lepidota en el envés. Escapo de 1 a 2(2.2) m., erecto, de brácteas foliáceas, café oscuro, escasamente ferrugíneo, que lo recubre totalmente. Inflorescencia erecta de 10 a 16 cm. en la antesis; se alarga hasta 45 cm. en fruto, unipinnada. Brácteas primarias que cubren los ramos laterales totalmente en la antesis. Ramas laterales hasta de 3.5 cm., fasciculadas. Brácteas florales de 1.9 a 2.3 cm., verde-ferrugíneas, ovadas, submembranáceas. Sépalos de 1.2 a 1.6 cm, densamente ferrugíneos. Pétalos azules, brillantes. Cápsulas de 1 a 1.4 cm. Fácil de reconocer por su inflorescencia con ramos laterales muy cortos, recubiertos por las brácteas en la antesis.Holotype for Puya dasylirioides Standl.
Catalog Number: US 1252726
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): P. C. Standley
Year Collected: 1925
Locality: Laguna de La Chonta, NE of Santa Maria de Dota., San José, Costa Rica, Central America
Elevation (m): 2100 to 2100
- Holotype: Standley, P. C. 1927. J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 17: 159.
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