Filed As:

Poaceae
Chusquea spencei Ernst ( neotype )
All Determinations:

Chusquea spencei Ernst

Location:

Venezuela. Miranda. Estado Mirana/Distrito Federal: The Amphitheater and along trail to Pico Naiguatá, Cordillera de la Costa. Alt. 2700 - 2765 m. (8858 - 9071 ft.)
Collector(s):

S. S. Tillett 41 with G. Morillo, B. de Morillo & B. Manara, 06 Dec 1973
Description:

Forming dense patches among boulders, to 2-3 m. tall in protected areas, lower in exposed areas; young shoots glutinous, bright medium yellow-green, flushed dark purple more or less completely on some, others lighter yellow-green or to yellow-orange on older; bracts light straw, flushed purple on those in protected areas. Blooming almost soley just at peak in the most exposed area, and some blooming from ground level on more or less stoloniferous branches; leaves matte medium yellow-green above, matte medium bluish-green beneath; spikelets varying from light tan to flushed dark purple,. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
Habitat:

Dominant almost everywhere.
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 380464
GUID: ede6ad45-21ea-4065-84b2-cf92be6f7d8f
Distribution:

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