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Saturday, July 19, 2014

Puya raimondii. A striking peruvain plant


Puya raimondii. A striking plant

Puya raimondii, scientific name Titanca puja, is endemic to the Andean highlands of Bolivia and Peru that grows between 3200 and 4800 m. Originally it was given the scientific name of Pourretia gigantea.



The Puya raimondii was first discovered in 1830 by French scientist Alcide d'Orbigny (1802-1857), in the region of Vacas, Bolivia. Subsequently, the Italian naturalist Antonio Raimondi (1826-1890) discovered at the Chavin Huántar area during his travels in Peru, and in 1874 was the first to assign the scientific name for the plant, calling Pourretia gigantea, changed in 1928 by the German botanist Hermann Harms (1870-1942) by Puya raimondii Harms.



Description
It is the largest species of the genus Puya and Bromeliaceae. It can reach 3-4 m tall in vegetative growth, and up to 12 m. tall with the inflorescence, produces clusters up to 8000 flowers and 6 million seeds per plant. It can live over 100 years. It is a species that dies after flowering (monocarpic) and seeds are his only means of propagation. You can see it flourish in the months of October to December.



Known as "Titanca" is one of the most impressive plants that exists on earth. Pineapple Pariente, has several features that make it unique. For decades, its spiny leaves grow up to appear in the distance, a giant maguey (“agave” in other parts of the world), which can measure up to four meters high, and that in itself is a unusual sight in the arid plain of the highlands; above 4000 m.

 


Then suddenly starts growing inflorescence, reaching eight to ten feet high. There is no greater on the planet (produced 5000 flowers) inflorescence. It is said that when the plant blooms only get to meet the one hundred years old, and after releasing their seeds (produced 6'000, 000 seed) the plant dies.



The titancas grow in "forests", for lack of a better name to describe the spaces located in the highlands, in which it develops. The best known is in the reserve forest of Huascaran National Park, Ancash department.




Current Status


It is considered a species at risk. There stands Puya raimondii in Moquegua, Junin, Huancavelica, Ayacucho, Ancash, Apurimac, Cusco, Arequipa, Puno and La Libertad.



The world's largest forest of Puya Raimondi is three hours Huamanga in Ayacucho. Unfortunately, this gift of nature, called Titankayocc, is in danger of extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.


The main threats are illegal logging without reforestation, fire repeated to generate or maintain pastures, agricultural expansion, overgrazing, pet food also burns at its base as the sheep are engaged in hard spines of the leaves as fuel or building material by local populations, and by the climate change.


The declaration of the Reserve and the National Shrine of Capiluy, Huascaran National Park, the Nor Yauyos Cochas and Pampa Galeras National Reserve-Barbara D'Achille to protect this amazing plant. In late 2010, the Forest of Puya Raimondi-Titankayocc was declared as new  protected area in the department of Ayacucho. It is the largest and dense forest Peru of puja.


References

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puya_raimondii

http://peru21.pe/noticia/665840/peligra-bosque-puya-raimondi

http://ivanlariva.blogspot.com/2010/08/de-los-andes-la-costa-entre-guanacos-y.html#!/2010/08/de-los-andes-la-costa-entre-guanacos-y.html

http://www.sernanp.gob.pe/sernanp/contenido.jsp?ID=649

Puya raimondii. A striking peruvian plant




Puya raimondii. A striking plant





Puya raimondii, scientific name Titanca puja, is endemic to the Andean highlands of Bolivia and Peru that grows between 3200 and 4800 m. Originally it was given the scientific name of Pourretia gigantea.


 






The Puya raimondii was first discovered in 1830 by French scientist Alcide d'Orbigny (1802-1857), in the region of Vacas, Bolivia. Subsequently, the Italian naturalist Antonio Raimondi (1826-1890) discovered at the Chavin Huántar area during his travels in Peru, and in 1874 was the first to assign the scientific name for the plant, calling Pourretia gigantea, changed in 1928 by the German botanist Hermann Harms (1870-1942) by Puya raimondii Harms.



 




 

 
Description
It is the largest species of the genus Puya and Bromeliaceae. It can reach 3-4 m tall in vegetative growth, and up to 12 m. tall with the inflorescence, produces clusters up to 8000 flowers and 6 million seeds per plant. It can live over 100 years. It is a species that dies after flowering (monocarpic) and seeds are his only means of propagation. You can see it flourish in the months of October to December.



 




 

Known as "Titanca" is one of the most impressive plants that exists on earth. Pineapple Pariente, has several features that make it unique. For decades, its spiny leaves grow up to appear in the distance, a giant maguey (“agave” in other parts of the world), which can measure up to four meters high, and that in itself is a unusual sight in the arid plain of the highlands; above 4000 m.

 


Then suddenly starts growing inflorescence, reaching eight to ten feet high. There is no greater on the planet (produced 5000 flowers) inflorescence. It is said that when the plant blooms only get to meet the one hundred years old, and after releasing their seeds (produced 6'000, 000 seed) the plant dies.





The titancas grow in "forests", for lack of a better name to describe the spaces located in the highlands, in which it develops. The best known is in the reserve forest of Huascaran National Park, Ancash department.


Current Status


It is considered a species at risk. There stands Puya raimondii in Moquegua, Junin, Huancavelica, Ayacucho, Ancash, Apurimac, Cusco, Arequipa, Puno and La Libertad.


The world's largest forest of Puya Raimondi is three hours Huamanga in Ayacucho. Unfortunately, this gift of nature, called Titankayocc, is in danger of extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.


The main threats are illegal logging without reforestation, fire repeated to generate or maintain pastures, agricultural expansion, overgrazing, pet food also burns at its base as the sheep are engaged in hard spines of the leaves as fuel or building material by local populations, and by the climate change.


The declaration of the Reserve and the National Shrine of Capiluy, Huascaran National Park, the Nor Yauyos Cochas and Pampa Galeras National Reserve-Barbara D'Achille to protect this amazing plant. In late 2010, the Forest of Puya Raimondi-Titankayocc was declared as new  protected area in the department of Ayacucho. It is the largest and dense forest Peru of puja.






References




http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puya_raimondii

http://peru21.pe/noticia/665840/peligra-bosque-puya-raimondi

http://ivanlariva.blogspot.com/2010/08/de-los-andes-la-costa-entre-guanacos-y.html#!/2010/08/de-los-andes-la-costa-entre-guanacos-y.html

http://www.sernanp.gob.pe/sernanp/contenido.jsp?ID=649

Puya Raimondi-una planta mágica en Perú


Puya raimondii. Una planta sorpendente



Puya raimondii , nombre científico de la puya titanca, es una especie endémica de la zona altoandina de Bolivia y Perú que crece entre 3200 y 4800 msnm. Originalmente se le dio el nombre científico de Pourretia gigantea.






La Puya raimondii fue descubierta por primera vez en 1830, por el científico francés Alcide d'Orbigny (1802-1857), en la región de Vacas, Bolivia. Posteriormente, el naturalista italiano Antonio Raimondi (1826-1890) la descubrió en la zona Chavín de Huántar, durante sus viajes por el Perú, y en 1874 fue el primero en asignar el nombre científico a la planta, llamándola Pourretia gigantea, cambiado en 1928 por el botánico alemán Hermann Harms (1870-1942) por el de Puya Raimondii Harms.



Descripción



Es la más grande especie del género Puya y de las Bromeliáceas. Puede alcanzar 3 a 4 m de altura en crecimiento vegetativo, y hasta 12 m. de altura con la inflorescencia, produce racimos hasta de 8 mil flores y 6 millones de semillas por planta. Puede vivir más de 100 años. Es una especie que muere después de florecer (monocárpica) y las semillas son su único medio de propagación. Se la puede ver florecer en los meses de octubre a diciembre.



Conocida como "titanca", es una de las plantas más impresionantes que existe sobre la tierra. Pariente de la piña, presenta varias características que la hacen única. Durante decenas de años, sus hojas espinosas van creciendo hasta parecer, en la distancia, un maguey gigante (chagual o ágave, en otras partes del mundo), el cual llega a medir hasta cuatro metros de altura, y que de por sí constituye un espectáculo inusual en la aridez llana de la puna; arriba de los 4000 msnm. Luego, súbitamente empieza a crecer la inflorescencia, hasta alcanzar entre ocho y diez metros de altura. No hay inflorescencia más grande sobre el planeta (produce 5000 flores). Se dice que la planta florece sólo cuando llega a cumplir los cien años de edad, y después de soltar sus semillas (produce 6'000,000 de semillas) la planta muere.



Las titancas crecen en "bosques", a falta de mejor nombre para denominar los espacios localizados en la puna, en los cuales se desarrolla. El bosque más conocido está en la reserva del Parque Nacional Huascarán, departamento de Ancash.


Estado actual


Está considerada una especie en riesgo. Algunas semillas se recolectaron en 1999 y 2000 de los rodales de Huashta Cruz (distrito Pueblo Libre, departamento Ancash, Perú). Existen rodales de Puya raimondii en Moquegua, Junín, Huancavelica, Ayacucho, Ancash, Apurímac, Cusco, Arequipa, Puno y La Libertad.


El bosque de Puya Raimondi más grande del mundo se encuentra a tres horas de Huamanga, en Ayacucho. Desafortunadamente, este regalo de la naturaleza, denominado Titankayocc, está en peligro de extinción, según la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza.


Las amenazas principales son la tala ilegal sin reforestación, los incendios repetidos para generar o mantener pastos, la expansión agrícola, el sobrepastoreo, comida para animales,  también se quema en su base pues los rebaños de ovejas se enganchan en las duras espinas de sus hojas,  como combustible o material de construcción por las poblaciones locales y el cambio climático.


La declaración de la Reserva y el Santuario Nacional de Capiluy, el Parque Nacional Huascarán, la Reserva Paisajística Nor Yauyos Cochas y la Reserva Nacional de Pampa Galeras-Bárbara D´achille tiene el propósito de proteger esta planta.  A finales del 2010, el Bosque de Puya Raimondi-Titankayocc se declaró como nueva área natural protegida de administración regional en el departamento de Ayacucho. Es el bosque de puya más extenso y denso del Perú.

REFRENCIAS

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puya_raimondii

http://peru21.pe/noticia/665840/peligra-bosque-puya-raimondi

http://ivanlariva.blogspot.com/2010/08/de-los-andes-la-costa-entre-guanacos-y.html#!/2010/08/de-los-andes-la-costa-entre-guanacos-y.html

http://www.sernanp.gob.pe/sernanp/contenido.jsp?ID=649