| Author: |
Hermann August Theodor Harms,
1928 | |
Family: |
BROMELIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Bolivia, Peru |
| Soil: |
Mix - Grit |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
80 Centimetres |
| Height: |
6 meters (15 metres) |
| Flower: |
White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names: |
Raimondi Cove, Queen of the
Andes |
| Synonyms: |
Pourretia gigantea,
Antonio Raimond, 1887 |
This member of the
Bromeliaceae family
was given this name by Hermann August Theodor Harms in 1928. It is found
between 3,000–4,800 meters height in Bolivia and Peru, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow to
80 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to six metres in height, 15 with the inflorescence. The flowers are white.
The genera is
derived from the Mapuche Indian word meaning "point". The species is
named in honour of the 19th-century Italian scientist Antonio Raimondi,
who described it in 1928.
It is the largest
species of Bromeliads. |
