| Name | Puya nitida Mez |
| Authorship | Mez |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Puya Molina |
| Citation | 1896 Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 9: 491 |
| Holdings | 14 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Puya nitida Mez |
| Identification made in | 1969 (1), 1986 (13) |