Chusquea

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Chusquea

  • Collector(s)

    W. W. Thomas 12121 with A. M. Carvalho, H. Berbert, L. de Mello Berbert & S. Sant'Ana, 01 Apr 2000

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Santa Cruz da Vitória Mun. Headwaters of the Rio Limoeira. BR415, 13.4 km. E of entrance to Santa Cruz da Vitoria; then S at entrance to "Haras Binow" following road to headwaters of the Rio Limoeiro, 11.6 km. Hike up through cacau plantation.

  • Description

    Scandent bamboo to ca. 5 m.; sprouting from a clump of ca. 1 m², no sheathing leaves found, spikelets olive. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 585665

    Occurrence ID: 4537a6ca-c894-4349-bddc-41dcb6b45179

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • All Determinations

    Chusquea det R. Vinícius-Silva, /01/2018

    Merostachys det G. Davidse, 2001

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Santa Cruz da Vitória Mun.

  • Locality

    Headwaters of the Rio Limoeira. BR415, 13.4 km. E of entrance to Santa Cruz da Vitoria; then S at entrance to "Haras Binow" following road to headwaters of the Rio Limoeiro, 11.6 km. Hike up through cacau plantation

  • Elevation

    Alt. 700 m. (2297 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.9608, -39.6875

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The New York Botanical Garden
Merostachys sp.
det. G. Davidse, 2001
The New York Botanical Garden
No. 12121
Poaceae
? Merostachys
Supported by the National Geographic Society
NYdb
Brazil. Bahia. Santa Cruz da Vitoria: Headwaters of the
Rio Limoeira. BR415, 13.4 km. E of entrance to Santa
Cruz da Vitoria; then S at entrance to "Haras Binow"
following road to headwaters of the Rio Limoeiro, 11.6
km. Hike up through cacau plantation. 14°57’39.4"S,
39°41’15.1"W. ca. 700 m.
Scandent bamboo to ca. 5 m.; sprouting from a clump of
ca. 1 m2, no sheathing leaves found, spikelets olive.
W. W. Thomas, A. M. Carvalho, H. Berbert, L. de
Mello Berbert & S. Sant’Ana
01 Apr 2000
00585665