Chusquea longispiculata L.G.Clark

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Chusquea longispiculata L.G.Clark

  • Collector(s)

    L. S. P. Sarahyba 1064 with L. Clark & M. Alves da Silva, 28 Feb 1994

  • Location

    Brazil. Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro Mun. Estrada Dona Castourina, caminho para Vista Chinesa, Parque Nacional de Tijuca.

  • Habitat

    Near edge of forest, common in places, in clumpps, all vegetative.

  • Description

    Culms 1.5 cm is basal diameter, 8-10 m tall, erect at base then scandent, clambering and hanging. [See label for coplete description.].

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 884727

    Occurrence ID: 82478c8f-7c02-40d7-a458-a123f08fba1d

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Rio de Janeiro

  • County/Municipio

    Rio de Janeiro Mun.

  • Locality

    Estrada Dona Castourina, caminho para Vista Chinesa, Parque Nacional de Tijuca

  • Elevation

    Alt. 410 m. (1345 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -22.95, -43.25

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Ada Hayden Herbarium (ISC)
Chusquea longispiculata L. G. Clark
Det.: L. G. Clark 28-1-2005
BAMBOOS OF BRAZIL
Chusquea sp.
Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro, Estrada Dona Castourina, caminho para
Vista Chinesa, Parque Nacional de Tijuca, 410 m. 22°57' S, 43°15' W.
Near edge of forest, common in places, in clumps, all vegetative. Culms
1.5 cm in basal diameter, 8-10 m tall, erect at the base then scandent,
clambering and hanging. Internodes 13-15 cm long, green, smooth.
Culm leaves not reaching the next node; blades small, erect; ridge
present at juncture of sheath and girdle. Branching infravaginal; central
branch often developing and rebranching; subsidiary branches in two
groups subtending the central bud or branch.
28 February 1994
L. S. Sarahyba, L. Clark & M. Alves da Silva 1064
Collected under the auspices of the Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, the
National Science Foundation (U.S.A.) and Iowa State University
00884727