PUYA RAIMONDII

This member of the Bromeliaceae family was given this name by Hermann August Theodor Harms in 1928. It is found between 3,000–4,800 meters height in Bolivia and Peru, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow to 80 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to six metres in height, 15 with the inflorescence. The flowers are white. The genera is derived from the Mapuche Indian word meaning "point". The species is named in honour of the 19th-century Italian scientist Antonio Raimondi, who described it in 1928. It is the largest species of Bromeliads. Same plant, from the other side. Where the appearance are different, the leaves are more familiar for this family.