Chusquea perligulata (Pilg.) McClure

First published in Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 9: 75 (1973)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is Ecuador. It is a bamboo and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Morphology General Habit: Perennial. Culms erect; woody; without nodal roots. Culm-internodes terete. Lateral branches dendroid. Leaf-sheaths striately veined; glabrous on surface. Leaf-sheath auricles erect (united to form a collar); 5 mm long. Ligule a ciliolate membrane; 5-7 mm long. Collar without external ligule. Leaf-blade base asymmetrical; with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath; petiole 0.5 cm long. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 17-23 cm long; 30-40 mm wide; chartaceous. Leaf-blade venation with 14 secondary veins; with distinct cross veins. Leaf-blade surface glabrous. Leaf-blade margins smooth. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences: Flowering specimens unknown.
Distribution: South America: western South America.
Reference: Bambuseae. Pilger 2002.

[GB]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/45945/11026441

[IUCN]

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Kew Backbone Distributions
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