| Classification | Bromeliaceae: Puya |
| Barcode(s) | 02015557 |
| Collector | G. S. Varadarajan & U. Varadarajan |
| Collector number | 1422 |
| Country | Ecuador |
| State | Carchi |
| Geography | South America: South America (Region) (Region): Ecuador: Carchi |
| Locality | paramo de San Gabriel, about 7 km west of paramo de El Angel |
| Georeference | 0 45 N, 77 50 W |
| Date Collected | 1987-04-04 |
| Verbatim Elevation | 3,300 m |
| Habitat | Espeletia paramo restricted mostly to south-facing slopes |
| Frequency | not very common |
| Project | Plants on Edge/Endless Forms TCN |
| Remarks | [associated with] Espeletia, calamagrostis, Vaccinium |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/cad70d4b-255c-4d34-abec-44cb20f8241f |
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 02015557 |
| Herbarium | GH |
| Family | Bromeliaceae |
| Determination | Puya hamata L. B. Smith |
| Determined by | Varadarajan, Ganapathy Subramaniam |
| Date Determined | 1988-03-** |
| Determination Remarks | [filed under] [current name] |
| Sex | not determined |
| Phenology | NotDetermined |
| Preparation Type | Sheet |
| Preparation Method | Pressed |