5-562: Puya may refer to: Puya (plant) , in the family Bromeliaceae Puya (river) , in Russia Puya, a variety of Guajillo chili Puya (Meitei texts) , traditional or mythological texts of the Meetei people Culoepuya or Culo'e Puya , Venezuelan drums of Congolese origin Puya (band) , a progressive metal band from Puerto Rico Puya (album) ,
10-523: A 1995 album by the band Puya, a Romanian rapper from the hip-hop, rap group La Familia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Puya . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Puya&oldid=960015079 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
15-639: Is commonly divided into two subgenera, Puya , containing eight species, and Puyopsis containing the remainder. The subgenera can be distinguished by the presence of a sterile inflorescence at the branch apex in Puya , which are fertile in Puyopsis . As of January 2023 , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: Some species of Puya in Chile, locally known as chagual , are used to make salads from
20-500: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Puya (plant) See text Pourretia Ruiz & Pav. 1794 Puya is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae . It is the sole genus of the subfamily Puyoideae , and is composed of 226 species. These terrestrial plants are native to the Andes Mountains of South America and southern Central America . Many of
25-508: The species are monocarpic , with the parent plant dying after one flower and seed production event. The species Puya raimondii is notable as the largest species of bromeliad known, reaching 3 m tall in vegetative growth with a flower spike 9–10 m tall. The other species are also large, with the flower spikes mostly reaching 1–4 m tall. The name Puya was derived from the Mapuche Indian word meaning "point". The genus
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