Editorial Reviews - Puya From the Publisher Chapters: Puya, Puya Raimondii, Puya Chilensis, Puya Coquimbensis, Puya Venusta, Puya Floccosa, Puya Glomerifera, Puya Alpestris, Puya Parviflora, Puya Mirabilis, Puya Obconica, Puya Aequatorialis, Puya Angelensis, Puya Laxa, Puya Retrorsa, Puya Compacta, Puya Maculata, Puya Pichinchae, Puya Ferruginea, Puya Eryngioides, Puya Exigua, Puya Nutans, Puya Pygmaea, Puya Sodiroana, Puya Roseana, Puya Spathacea, Puya Tuberosa, Puya Silvae-Baccae, Puya Aristeguietae, Puya Olivacea, Puya Venezuelana, Puya Killipii, Puya Cardonae, Puya Grafii, Puya Coerulea, Puya Dasylirioides, Puya Dyckioides, Puya Gilmartiniae, Puya Clava-Herculis, Puya × Pichinchae, Puya Berteroniana, Puya Boliviensis, Puya Entre-Riosensis, Puya Sanctae-Crucis, Puya Ctenorhyncha, Puya Leptostachya, Puya Penduliflora, Puya Stenothyrsa, Puya Glabrescens, Puya Vasquezii, Puya Solomonii, Puya Weberbaueri, Puya Lasiopoda, Puya Cardenasii, Puya Fosteriana, Puya Brittoniana, Puya Prosanae, Puya Ugentiana, Puya Hofstenii, Puya Micrantha, Puya Cristata, Puya Glareosa, Puya Potosina, Puya Herzogii, Puya Claudiae, Puya Fiebrigii, Puya Kuntzeana, Puya Pearcei, Puya Reducta, Puya Riparia, Puya Secunda, Puya Tristis, Puya Trollii, Puya Meziana, Puya Rusbyi, Puya Minima, Puya Ultima, Puya Valida, Puya Humilis, Puya Paupera, Puya Alata, Puya Mollis, Puya Alba, Puya Atra, Puya Weddelliana, Puya Nana. Excerpt: Puya 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... Synopsis Chapters: Puya, Puya Raimondii, Puya Chilensis, Puya Coquimbensis, Puya Venusta, Puya Floccosa, Puya