Chusquea purdieana Munro

BAMBOOS OF COLOMBIA
Chusquea aff. purdieana Munro
Boyaca: Mun. Aquitania, road Sogamoso-Pajarito-Yopal, 10.1 km ESE
of La Toquilla, 16.6 km above Corinto, along Rio Cusiana, 2660 m.
5°29'30" N, 72°44' W.
In upper montane forest, bamboo fairly common, all vegetative. Culms
erect at the base, arching above. Branching infravaginal. Culm leaves
abaxially hispid. Treated with 70% EtOH.
15 July 1994
L. Clark, X. Londono & C. Dassler 1280
Collected with the aid of a grant from the National Science Foundation
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