Athroostachys capitata (Hook.) Benth.
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Filed As
Poaceae
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Collector(s)
T. R. Soderstrom 2196 with George F. Russell, José Hage, 11 May 1976
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Location
Brazil. Bahia. Porto Seguro Mun. Parque Nacional Monte Pascoal, located 14 km east of BR 101 at a point 13 km north of Itamarajú.
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Habitat
Primary forest with very tall trees.
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Description
Vining bamboo in clumps of ca. 30 small culms that reach into the trees at 3 0r 4 meters, the culms glabrous, solid except for a small lumen and air canals. Culm leaves: sheath green, smooth, becoming stramineous and falling when pushed away by the developing branches; blade green, horizontal, caducous. Branch complement: 3 branches--2 lateral and 1 central dominant one that reaches upward and outward, forming a configuration that allows the branches to catch onto vegetation for support; bracts conspicuous. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 628788
Occurrence ID: 9e2bd97d-4d2b-410c-9158-d35131d1a6f0
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Poales
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Family
Poaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Bahia
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County/Municipio
Porto Seguro Mun.
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Locality
Parque Nacional Monte Pascoal, located 14 km east of BR 101 at a point 13 km north of Itamarajú
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Elevation
Alt. 110 m. (361 ft.)
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Coordinates
-16.8833, -39.4166
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Georeferencing Method
Coordinates determined at another institution.
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Distribution
BAHIA, BRAZIL Athroostachys capitata Benth. & Hook. f. Municipio Porto Seguro: Parque Nacional Monte Pascoal, located lU km east of BR 101 at a point 13 km north of Itamaraju. Primary forest with very tall trees. Elev. 110m. Vining bamboo in clumps of ca. 30 small culms that reach into the trees at 3 or k meters, the culms gla- brous, solid except for a small lumen and air canals. Culm leaves: sheath green, smooth, becoming stramin- eous and falling when pushed away by the,developing branches; blade green, horizontal, caducous. Branch complement: 3 branches—2 lateral and 1 central domi- nant one that reaches upward and outward, forming a configuration that allows the branches to catch onto vegetation .for support; bracts conspicuous. 11 May 1976 Thomas R. Söderström, George F. Russell, & José Hage ^ Collected under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution, National Geographic Society, and Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau (CEPLAC) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM 00628788
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Athroostachys capitata (Hook.) Benth.