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Puya berteroniana #5
Image by J.G. in S.F.
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Bromeliaceae - Endemic to Chile; Nuble Province, Chile provenance of plant above
Puya, Chagual
Shown: Detail of flower buds and flowers; petals to 5 cm long
"Puya is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. These terrestrial plants are native to the Andes Mountains of South America and southern Central America. Many of 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"." (Wikipedia)
Natural distribution, images and cultural information:
www.chileflora.com/Florachilena/FloraEnglish/HighResPages...
My complete set of images of P. berteroniana:
www.flickr.com/photos/jim-sf/sets/72157626934454609/
Photographed in U.C. Botanical Garden at Berkeley - Berkeley, California
Puya berteroniana #4
Image by J.G. in S.F.
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Bromeliaceae - Endemic to Chile; Nuble Province, Chile provenance of plant above
Puya, Chagual
Shown: Upper half of 2 m tall inflorescence
"Puya is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. These terrestrial plants are native to the Andes Mountains of South America and southern Central America. Many of 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"." (Wikipedia)
Natural distribution, images and cultural information:
www.chileflora.com/Florachilena/FloraEnglish/HighResPages...
My complete set of images of P. berteroniana:
www.flickr.com/photos/jim-sf/sets/72157626934454609/
Photographed in U.C. Botanical Garden at Berkeley - Berkeley, California
Impatiens omeiana #2
Image by J.G. in S.F.
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Balsaminaceae - China
Impatiens
Shown: Early and late bud development; fully opened flower
"Impatiens (pronounced /ɪmˈpeɪʃənz/)[1] is a genus of about 850–1,000 species of flowering plants, widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere and tropics.
"Common names include impatiens, jewelweeds, and, somewhat ambiguously, "balsams" and "touch-me-nots". As a rule-of-thumb, "jewelweed" is used exclusively for Nearctic species, "balsam" is usually applied to tropical species, and "touch-me-not" is typically used in Europe and North America. Some species commonly planted in horticulture have altogether more fanciful names, such as "Busy Lizzie" (the well-known I. walleriana)." (Wikipedia)
Complete Wikipedia article:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impatiens
My additional images of I. omeiana:
www.flickr.com/photos/jim-sf/7010756513/
www.flickr.com/photos/jim-sf/4092046902/
Photographed in U.C. Botantical Garden at Berkeley - Berkeley, California
