Puya × berteroniana is a natural hybrid in the genus Puya between the species Puya alpestris subsp. zoellneri × Puya venusta. This natural hybrid is endemic to Chile.[1]
| Puya × berteroniana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Puya |
| Species: | P. × berteroniana
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| Binomial name | |
| Puya × berteroniana Mez
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A revision 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 a different species, Puya alpestris.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Zizka, Georg; Schneider, Julio V.; Schulte, Katharina; Novoa, Patricio (2013). "Taxonomic revision of the Chilean Puya species (Puyoideae, Bromeliaceae), with special notes on the Puya alpestris-Puya berteroniana species complex". Brittonia. 65 (4): 387–407. doi:10.1007/s12228-012-9290-9. S2CID 207403894.