Chusquea tessellata Munro

BAMBOOS OF COLOMBIA
Chusquea tessellata Munro
Quindío: Mun. Salento, Reserva Natural del Alto Quindío, Frontino,
paramo above the Estación Biológica Estrella de Agua, 3480-3500 m.
4°37-40' N, 75°25-30'W.
Common in páramo, dominant in places. Growing with Espeletia and
Neufolepis aristata; bamboo clumps often in moss mats. Culms erect,
about 1-2 m tall. Some seedlings found. Treated with 70% EtOH.
22 June 1994
L. Clark, X. Londoño & O. Martinez 1242
Collected under the auspices of the Corporación Autónoma Regional del
Quindío (CRQ) and with the aid of a grant from the National Science Foundation
02578492