Puya × berteroniana
Species of plant
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Puya × berteroniana is a natural hybrid in the genus Puya, between the species Puya alpestris subsp. zoellneri and Puya venusta. This natural hybrid is endemic to central Chile, where it is very rare.[1][2]
| Puya × berteroniana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Puya |
| Species: | P. × berteroniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Puya × berteroniana Mez | |
A revision of the Chilean species 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 one of its parental species, Puya alpestris.[2] The plant is a rarely branching plant to 4.5 m (15 ft) in height with long, slender leaves with spined margins. The flower stalk is up to 3 m (10 ft) tall. The flower colour is unknown;[2] older reports citing intense blue-green flowers,[3] apply to P. alpestris misidentified.[2]