Chusquea spectabilis L.G. Clark
Poaceae
| Collection Number | Neill, D 15998 |
| Collectors | David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson & Sharon R. Christoph |
| Identified By | D.A. Neill (ECUAMZ), 2021 |
| Source | C. Davidson |
| Date | 25 September 2007 |
| Country | Ecuador |
| province | Zamora-Chinchipe |
| canton | Palanda |
| Location | Tapichalaca Reserve, south of Podocarpus National Park, east of road between Yangana and Valladolid, upper Río Chinchipe watershed, near beginning of mule trail to Quebrada Honda. Exposed ridge with very dense, dwarf montane forest and low dense montane scrub. |
| Lat/Long | S 4 29 23 W 79 08 11 |
| Note | Tall grass, over 5 m tall, the leaves and inflorescence arching over low shrubby vegetation. Seeds eaten by finches. |