Chusquea oxylepis (Hack.) Ekman

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Chusquea oxylepis (Hack.) Ekman

  • Collector(s)

    C. E. Calderón 2189 with R. S. Pinheiro, 24 Mar 1972

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Ilhéus Mun. Pedra Queimada: Serra da Temerosa.

  • Habitat

    Very abundant, only on top of mountain.

  • Description

    Creeping on ground and reaching about 30 m in length, rooting from the nodes, then climbing to ca. 10-15 m, and branching. Culms solid. Sheaths of new culms persistant with long triangular, erect blades. Buds germinating in opposite direction from the culm leaf. Rhizome rather small. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 650991

    Occurrence ID: f4d0dca2-1c2b-4126-a5bb-4408e5f9f37e

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Ilhéus Mun.

  • Locality

    Pedra Queimada: Serra da Temerosa

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.52, -39.43

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00650991
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
BRAZIL
Bahia
Chusquea
Mun. Ilheus: Pedra Queimada: Serra da Temerosa.
ca. 14°31'S—39°26'W.
Alt. 300 m.
Very abundant, only on top of the mountain. Creeping
on the ground 'and reaching about 30 m in length,
rooting from the nodes, then climbing to ca.. 10-15 m,
§p:d branching*. Culms solid. Sheaths of new culms
persistant with long triangular, erect blades. Buds
germinating in opposite direction from the culm leaf.
Rhizome rather small.
The New York Botanical Garden
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Ckoré E. Cslderon & R. S. Pinhc-iro 2189 24 March 1972
Collected under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution and the
National Geographic Society
00650991