Chusquea lehmannii Pilg.

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Chusquea aff. lehmannii Pilger
Boyaca: Mun. Aquitania, road Sogamoso-Pajarito-Yopal, 8.5 km ESE of
La Toquilla, along Rio Cusiana, 2670 m. 5o29'30" N, 72°44' W.
In secondary vegetation above the road, growing with shrubs, small
trees and Chusquea scandens. Culms erect at the base, arching above,
to 2 cm in diameter, about 6 m tall. Branching extravaginal. Most of the
plants completely dead from flowering, a few still green. Treated with
70% EtOH.
15 July 1994
L. Clark, X. Londono & C. Dassler 1279
Collected with the aid of a grant from the National Science Foundation
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