Chusquea nutans L.G.Clark

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Chusquea nutans L.G.Clark

  • Collector(s)

    L. G. Clark 719 with M. Morel, 01 Mar 1990

  • Location

    Brazil. Minas Gerais. Caeté Mun. Serra da Piedade, trail descending behind the sanctuary.

  • Habitat

    Along rocky center of ravine near seeps and on grassy slopes, seen as high as 1700m.

  • Description

    Culms to 1 cm diam., to 2-2.5m tall, erect. Vegetative. Older culms orange. Branches pendent. Some clumps producing many new shoots and lots of new growth, these with wider leaves and oftern smoother culm leaves. Later, more mature culms have the typical, fine foliage leaves represented by this collection. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Treated with 70% EtOH

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00861904

    Occurrence ID: 93ad0fb1-e4b3-4c14-8773-73a65da7efea

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Minas Gerais

  • County/Municipio

    Caeté Mun.

  • Locality

    Serra da Piedade, trail descending behind the sanctuary

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1580 m. (5184 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.82, -43.67

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HERBARIUM OF IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
Chusquea nutans L.G. Clark
Det. L. G. Clark	August 1992
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HERBARIUM OF IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
BRAZIL
Chusquea aff. pinifolia (Nees) Nees
Minas Gerais: Mun. Caete, Serra da Piedade, trail descending
behind the sanctuary, 1580 m. 43°40'W, 19°49'S.
Along rocky center of ravine near seeps and on grassy slopes,
seen as high as 1700 m. Culms to 1 cm diam., to 2-2.5 m tall,
erect. Vegetative. Older culms orange. Branches pendent.
Some clumps producing many new shoots and lots of new growth,
these with wider leaves and often smoother culm leaves.
Later, more mature culms have the typical, fine foliage leaves
represented by this collection. Treated with 70% EtOH.
1 March 1990
L. Clark & M. Morel 719
Collected with the aid of a grant from the National Science
Foundation
00861904
00861904