Pleioblastus distichus (Mitford) Nakai

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Pleioblastus distichus (Mitford) Nakai

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 15867 with Regina Alvarez, Ken Chaya, John McBride, 19 Oct 2016

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. New York Co. New York City. Central Park, Arsenal and Zoo, Red Panda enclosure, between 63rd and 64th Streets and between 5th and 6th Avenues.

  • Habitat

    Slope with Prunus serotina (wild), Betula nigra (planted), a few Rhus typhina (wild) and the ground completely dominated by Pleioblastus distichus (planted).

  • Description

    Herb < 1 m tall; leaves consistently green, no variegation. This species was planted here and is now spreading over a large area over 100 square meters in size, forming a solid ground cover.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02920867

    Occurrence ID: 890226d3-bc65-458c-a516-0f33ea6cee8e

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 02759607, D. E. Atha 15867, Pleioblastus distichus (Mitford) Nakai - : Poaceae (34.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    New York Co.

  • City/Township

    New York City

  • Locality

    Central Park, Arsenal and Zoo, Red Panda enclosure, between 63rd and 64th Streets and between 5th and 6th Avenues.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 20 m. (66 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.7682, -73.9729

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    25

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS. 40.768175, -73.972863 (WGS84, ±25m), 20 m elev

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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The New York Botanical Garden
Poaceae
Pleioblastus distichus (Mitford) Nakai
det. D. Atha, 2016
United States of America. New York. New York Co. New York City,
Central Park, in the Central Park Zoo, Red Panda enclosure, between 63 rd
and 64th Streets and between 5th and 6th Avenues. 40.768175,
-73.972863 (WGS84, ±25m), 20 m elev. Slope with Prunus serotina
(wild), Betula nigra (planted), a few Rhus typhina (wild) and the ground
completely dominated by Pleioblastus distichus (planted).
Herb < 1 m tall; leaves consistently green, no variegation. This species
was planted here and is now spreading over a large area over 100 square
meters in size, forming a solid ground cover.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha, Regina Alvarez, Ken Chaya, John McBride 15867
19 Oct 2016
02920867