Chusquea meyeriana Rupr. ex Döll

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Itajuípe Mun.

  • Locality

    4 km north of União Queimada on road to Pimenteira, Brazo do Norte of the Serra Geral, Fazenda Cordilheira, on summit of mountain

  • Elevation

    Alt. 705 m. (2313 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.6783, -39.375

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    21442

  • Georeferencing Method

    Other source. The coordinates represent the seat of the municipio.

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

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BAHIA, BRAZIL
Chusquea
Municipio Itajuipe: U km north of Uniao Queimada on road
to Pimenteira, Brazo do Norte of the Serra Geral, Fazenda
Cordilhera, on summit of mountain at 705m elev. Rain is
.frequent here and the summit is bathed in mist almost
continuously. Robust bamboo with solid culms to 2cm. diam.,
climbing up into the trees and hanging from them. New culm
leaves: sheath purplish; blade veil-developed, green,
abscissing easily. This species occurs only toward the
summit while the other (2l8l) is common from base of the
mountain at 150 m elev. up to ca. 500 m elev.
3 May 1976
Thomas R. Söderström, George F. Russell, Sc José Hagc
2181*
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Collected under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution, National Geographic
Society, and Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau (CliPLAC)
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
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