Puya floccosa
A species in the Bromeliaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Puya
- Species
- Puya floccosa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1896
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Puya floccosa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
14 synonyms in this snapshot
- Pitcairnia floccosaName author: (Linden) Regel
- Pitcairnia guyanensisName author: Baker
- Pitcairnia quatameensisName author: (André) Baker
- Pitcairnia quetameensisName author: (André) Baker
- Pourretia achupallaName author: Linden
- Pourretia floccosaName author: Linden
- Pourretia lanuginosaName author: Regel
- Pourretia violaceaName author: Regel
- Puya floccosa var. compactaName author: L.B.Sm.
- Puya floccosa var. floccosaName author: Not supplied
- Puya guianensisName author: Klotzsch
- Puya guyanensisName author: Baker
- Puya meridensisName author: É.Morren
- Puya quetameensisName author: André
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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