Chusquea oxylepis (Hack.) Ekman

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Chusquea aff. oxylepis (Hack.) Ekman

  • Collector(s)

    T. R. Soderstrom 2155 with George F. Russell, José Hage, 20 Apr 1976

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Maraú Mun. 6 km north of Ubaitaba on BR 101 toward Camamú.

  • Habitat

    Edge of capoeira in full sun.

  • Description

    Climbing bamboo with solid culms that creep along the forest floor, rooting and branching at the nodes, sending up new shoots that climb into the trees, rebranch, eventually covering the trees and hanging from them. Culms scabrous. Culm leaves: sheath scabrous, extending beyond the succeeding node; blade narrow, erect. Foliage wilts almost immediately after the soft culm is severed. Only one branch in flower. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 650989

    Occurrence ID: 17a104b7-e064-4fd7-ac5f-6c83b8309c06

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • All Determinations

    Chusquea oxylepis (Hack.) Ekman, aff., det L. G. Clark, Jun 1993
    Note: !, A. C. Mota, 2012

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Maraú Mun.

  • Locality

    6 km north of Ubaitaba on BR 101 toward Camamú

  • Elevation

    Alt. 150 m. (492 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.1033, -39.0144

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    47076

  • Georeferencing Method

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

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

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BAHÍA, BRAZil
Chusquea
Mimicipio Marau: 6 km north of Ubaitaba on BR 101 toward
Camamu. Edge, of capoeira in full sun. Elev. 150m. Climbing
bamboo with solid culms that creep along the forest floor,
rooting and branching at the nodes, sending up new shoots
that climb into the trees, rebranch, eventually covering
the trees and hanging from them. Culms scabrous. Culm
leaves: sheath scabrous, extending beyond the succeeding
node;blade narrow, erect. Foliage.wilts almost immediately
after the soft culm is severed. Only one branch in flower.
20 April 1976
Thomas R. Söderström, George F. Russell, & José Hage	2155
Collected under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution, National Géographie
Society, and Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau (CEPLAC)
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
New York Botanical Garden
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