Chusquea scandens Kunth

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BAMBOOS OF COLOMBIA
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Chusquea aff. scandens Kunth
Quindio: Mun. Salento, Reserva Natural del Alto Quindio, near the
Santa Lucia reforestation project, along a quebrada that is an afluent of
the Quebrada Cardenas, 2800 m. 4°37-40' N, 75°25-30' W.
Secondary forest; bamboo common, forming large stands and dominant
in places along the quebrada, all vegetative. Culms erect at the base,
then arching and scandent, 1-2 cm in diameter, 6-8 m long. Branching
extravaginal. Culm leaves with the sheath fused at the base, the girdle
with a ring of white cilia around the nodal line. Treated with 70% EtOH.
25 June 1994
L. Clark, X. Londono & O. Martinez 1250
Collected under the auspices of the Corporación Autónoma Regional del
Quindio (CRQ) and with the aid of a grant from the National Science Foundation
02578875