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Accession Data:

Puya mirabilis (Mez) L.B.Sm.

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Bromeliaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Bolivia to NW. Argentina

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201400254
  • Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
  • Provenance: Smith #105-14 ex Monaco Index Seminum 2012 # 50.

    Original collection: Bolivia, Cochabamba, Prov. Mizque, pr. s de Cuata.

  • Accession Date: 12-05-2014
  • Bench: 2217 - XER:Misc Deserts
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-12-2025
  • Restrictions:
    • Distribution Agreement (CBD or similar) - Plants do not leave Greenhouse/TLS w/o Manager approval!

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Poales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Bromeliaceae
  • SubFamily: Puyoideae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Bolivia / Argentina Northwest

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 10 December 2014.
  2. WCSP (2014). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 10 December 2014.

data regenerated on Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:54:26 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Bromeliaceae

Subfamily Brochinioideae

  • Brocchinia reducta

Subfamily Bromelioideae

  • Acanthostachys strobilacea
  • Aechmea allenii
  • Aechmea brevicollis
  • Aechmea chantinii
  • Aechmea fasciata
  • Aechmea recurvata
  • Ananas bracteatus `Striatus'
  • Ananas comosus
  • Billbergia distachia
  • Billbergia lietzei
  • Billbergia magnifica
  • Billbergia nutans
  • Billbergia porteana
  • Billbergia pyramidalis
  • Cryptanthus bivittatus
  • Cryptanthus cf. seidelianus
  • Neoregelia ampullacea
  • Neoregelia carolinae
  • Neoregelia cruenta
  • Neoregelia lilliputiana
  • Neoregelia spectabilis
  • Neoregelia tigrina
  • Neoregelia zonata
  • Nidularium innocentii
  • Nidularium microps
  • Ochagavia carnea
  • Portea petropolitana

Subfamily Hechtioideae

  • Hechtia glomerata

Subfamily Pitcairnioideae

  • Deuterocohnia brevifolia
  • Dyckia brevifolia
  • Dyckia fosteriana
  • Fosterella penduliflora
  • Pitcairnia atrorubens
  • Pitcairnia heterophylla
  • Pitcairnia xanthocalyx

Subfamily Puyoideae

  • Puya laxa
  • Puya mirabilis W/C

Subfamily Tillandsioideae

  • Catopsis sp.
  • Tillandsia albida
  • Tillandsia albida
  • Tillandsia baileyi
  • Tillandsia brachycaulos
  • Tillandsia bulbosa
  • Tillandsia caerulea
  • Tillandsia graomogolensis
  • Tillandsia heteromorpha
  • Tillandsia intermedia
  • Tillandsia ionantha
  • Tillandsia jonesii
  • Tillandsia purpurea
  • Tillandsia recurvata
  • Tillandsia seleriana
  • Tillandsia simulata
  • Tillandsia simulata
  • Tillandsia stellifera
  • Tillandsia tectorum X paleacea
  • Tillandsia tenuifolia Emerald Forest
  • Tillandsia unidentified
  • Tillandsia usneoides W/C
  • Tillandsia usneoides W/C
  • Tillandsia usneoides W/C
  • Tillandsia usneoides
  • Tillandsia xerographica
  • Vriesea correia-araujoi
  • Vriesea flammea
  • Vriesea fosteriana
  • Vriesea splendens
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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