Chusquea belongs to the Poaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Chusquea, Croat 96527--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Tandayapa-Nono Rd. 27 Mar 06. 067.jpg
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Chusquea
3/26/2006
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
To 6 m high, sprawling over banks, branches pendent; inflorescence with spikes purplish.
3/9/2011
Location
Paraguay, Guaira
-25.738056, -56.177778
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Ybyturuzu, road to Granja Francisca; overgrown wet field just beginning to dry. 170 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Isabel Basualdo, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Large bamboo, colonial, trunks senescing and starting to fall, spikelets green.
