Bromeliaceae

Queen of the Andes

Puya raimondii Harms

Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Puya

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Queen of the Andes (Puya raimondii) — FlowerPhoto: Frank Dietze, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (16)

arz: بويا ريموندى
Cantonese: 普雅花
Chinese: 莴氏普亚凤梨, 萵氏普亞鳳梨, 皇后凤梨, 安地斯皇后
Czech: Puja Raimondova
English: Queen of the Andes, Queen of the Puna, Queen of the Andes violador
Estonian: Raimondi puia
Finnish: Puija, Mi pn
German: Riesenbromelie
Italian: Titanca
Japanese: プヤ・ライモンディ
Polish: Puja Raimondiego
Quechua: Titanka - Q'ayara, Titanka, Chukiqayara, Kara, T'ikanka, Tikanka
Russian: Пуйя Раймонда
Tamil: மெதுவாக பூக்கும் செடி
Telugu: క్విన్ ఆఫ్ ఆండీస్
Ukrainian: Пуйя Раймонда

Synonyms

Pourretia gigantea Raimondi ex Herrera
Pourretia gigantea Raimondi

Flowers

In flower: August, October to November (from 25 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Frank Dietze, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Humber Alberto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matt Muir, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Brian Cespedes, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: scaup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Pepe Roque, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vane59, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vane59, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: NuuWit, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Roland Godon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Humber Alberto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrés Romero Bravo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.