Filed As:

Poaceae
Chusquea windischii L.G.Clark

All Determinations:

Chusquea windischii L.G.Clark det. L. G. Clark, Aug 1992

Location:

Brazil. Santa Catarina. Along road to Morro da Igreja, about 16.7 km from the main road between Urubici and Tuberao, above Fazenda Caiambora, Serra Geral. Alt. 1730 m. (5676 ft.)

Collector(s):

L. G. Clark 869A with P. Windisch, 05 Mar 1991

Description:

New shoots are 1.5 m tall, and leafy culms are ca. 1 m tall; plants grazed. Culms erect, to ca. 1 cm in diameter. Internodes purplish, 6-8 cm long, glaucous, this wearing off. Branching intravaginal; one larger central branch flanked by 2-4 smaller subsidiary branches on each side, all branches developing simultaneously. Foliage leaf blades fairly wide, green, tough. Culm leaves persistent. All vegetative. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

Habitat:

Campo de altitude. Somewhat rocky, soil organic, acidic, rich.

Feature Notes:

Treated with 70% EtOH

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 651035
GUID: 8c4b5761-b3f9-45a9-bcb7-0d92fab68b07

Map:

Coordinates: (-28.12, -49.48)

Distribution:

Map all specimens of this taxon
(If georeferenced specimens are available)