Chusquea lehmannii Pilg.

Collected under the auspices of the Corporación Autónoma Regional del
Quindío (CRQ) and with the aid of a grant from the National Science Foundation
BAMBOOS OF COLOMBIA
Chusquea lehmannii Pilger
Quindío: Mun. Salento, Reserva Natural del Alto Quindío, trail from
Páramo Romerales to Finca El Bosque, 3400 m. 4°37-40' N, 75°25-30'
W.
Bamboo fairly common in secondary upper montane forest. A few
clumps in flower, most vegetative. Culms to 2 cm in diameter.
Subsidiary branches with leaf sheaths covered with white wax. Treated
with 70% EtOH.
24 June 1994
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