Chusquea nelsonii Scribn. & J.G.Sm.

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BOTANICAL
HERBARIUM OF IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
MEXICO
Chusquea nelsonii Scribn. & Smith
Chiapas: Mun. Motozintla de Mendoza, Cerro Mozotal, side
road from the road up to the microwave tower. 2450 m.
92° 20'W, 15* 24'N.
Pine/oak cloud forest. Plants common, culms to 3-4 m
long, to 1 cm in diameter, arching and clambering into
trees. Rhizomes leptomorph, possibly amphimorph. Central
bud circular. N.v. "chajiche."
4 February 1989
L. Clark, P. Tenorio & G. Bol 476
New York Botanical Garden
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Collected under the auspices of the Universidad Nacional
Autonoma de Mexico, Iowa State University, and the
University of Wisconsin, Madison
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