Puya sodiroana
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Achupalla
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Summary
Source: WikipediaPuya sodiroana is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description
A pineapple-like herb in the Bromeliaceae family native to moist mountain forests of tropical regions at 1,500-3,500 m elevation. This plant is rare and at risk.
Edible Uses
The expanded leaf bases are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The expanded leaf bases are eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in moist mountain forests. It grows between 1,500-3,500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Andes, Ecuador, South America,
Notes
It is a rare at risk plant.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Achupalla
References (3)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 168 (As Puya gummigera)
- Joyal, E., 1987, Ethnobotanical Field Notes from Ecuador: Camp, Prieto, Jorgensen, and Giler. Economic Botany 41(2): 163-189 (As Puya gummigera)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 730
