Chusquea lehmannii Pilg.

BAMBOOS OF COLOMBIA
Chusquea aff. lehmannii Pilger
Quindío: Mun. Salento, Reserva Natural del Alto Quindio, Acaime, near
the turnoff to the overlook on the way to Guayaquil, trail to the Estación
Biológica Estrella de Agua, 2900 m. 4°37-40' N, 75°25-30' W.
Upper montane forest. Bamboo common, many clumps in flower or past
flower and dying, some clumps vegetative; this collection from a clump in
flower but still with green leaves. Culm leaves with the blade base
rugose. Branching extravaginal. Treated with 70% EtOH.
20 June 1994
L. Clark, X. Londoño and O. Martinez 1234
Collected under the auspices of the Corporación Autónoma Regional del
Quindío (CRQ) and with the aid of a grant from the National Science Foundation
02595266