Filed As:

Poaceae
Guadua uncinata Londoño & L.G.Clark ( isotype )
All Determinations:

Guadua uncinata Londoño & L.G.Clark
Note: Basionym

Bambusa guadua Humb. & Bonpl.
Note: Original ident.

Location:

Ecuador. Tungurahua: Found wild between San Francisco and Machay along the road in the valley of Pastaza River.
Collector(s):

F. A. McClure 21364 with , 13 Jul 1945
Description:

Largest culm abot 7 m tall and 3.5 cm in diameter, erect at base then broadly nodding above. Internodes all densely set with appressed hairs, hollow. Culm leaves all decidouous. Branches form at all or nearly all nodes, all very thorny. Clump heavily cut. Flowering. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:

Frequent along the road, in the river bottom or the Pastaza and on steep forested slopes from El Topo to the mouth of the Río Blanco or a little above it, apparently stopping at an elevation of about 1600 m.
Other:

Specimen Notes: This Isotype is on 2 sheets: flowering, leafy culm (NY 02218975) and stem sheath (NY 02218976)
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 02218975
GUID: f93566d5-a6a0-49aa-93cf-3bc844d3d35b
Distribution:

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