Chusquea mimosa subsp. australis L.G.Clark

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Chusquea mimosa subsp. australis L.G.Clark

  • Collector(s)

    L. G. Clark 881 with P. Windisch, 07 Mar 1991

  • Location

    Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul. Parque Nacional de Aparados da Serra, Itaimbezinho, along river near entrance, 18.3 km S of Cambará do Sul.

  • Habitat

    Gallery formation along a river in region of Araucaria forest.

  • Description

    Bamboo, forming clumps of 12-15 culms. Culms erect, arching slightly at apex, 2-2.5 cm in diameter, to 3-4 more robust ones, later rebranching. Culm leaves deciduous as the branches develop. Internodes 18-23 cm long, slightly flattened. All vegetative. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Treated with 70 % EtOH

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 650970

    Occurrence ID: d2dae646-8bbe-4aea-93b1-347172dd29fc

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Rio Grande do Sul

  • Locality

    Parque Nacional de Aparados da Serra, Itaimbezinho, along river near entrance, 18.3 km S of Cambará do Sul

  • Elevation

    Alt. 900 m. (2953 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -29.17, -50.23

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Chusquea mimosa. McClure & Smith
subsp. australis L.G. Clark
Det. L. G. Clark	August 1992
HERBARIUM OF IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
BRAZIL
Chusquea aff. mimosa McClure & Smith
Rio Grande do Sul: Parque Nacional de Aparados da Serra, Itaimbezinho, along river
near entrance, 18.3 km S of Cambará do Sul, 900 m. 50°14'W, 29°10'S.
Gallery formation along a river in region of Araucana forest. Bamboo at edge and in
forest, forming clumps of 12-15 culms. Culms erect, arching slightly at apex, 2-2.5 cm in
diameter, to 3.5 m tall. Branching extravaginal; subsidiary buds/branches of two sizes,
usually 3-4 more robust ones, later rebranching. Culm leaves deciduous as the branches
develop. Internodes 18-23 cm long, slightly flattened. All vegetative. Treated with 70%
EtOH.
7 March 1991
L. Clark & P. Windisch 881
Collected under the auspices of the National Science Foundation, Iowa State University,
and the Universidade Estadual de Sao Paulo
00650970