Biology:Chusquea elata

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Short description: Species of grass

Chusquea elata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Chusquea
Species:
C. elata
Binomial name
Chusquea elata
(Kunth) L.G.Clark
Synonyms[2]
  • Neurolepis elata (Kunth) Pilg.
  • Planotia elata (Kunth) Munro
  • Platonia elata Kunth

Chusquea elata is a species of bamboo endemic to the cloud forests of Ecuador and Colombia.[1] It is remarkable for its enormous leaves up to 5 m (16 ft) long and up to 50 cm (20 in) wide.[3] This is a shrubby species only about 2 m (6 ft 7 in) tall.[citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Laegaard, S. & Pitman, N. 2004. Neurolepis elata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 12 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Chusquea elata (Kunth) L.G.Clark". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew). http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-462680. Retrieved 12 November 2015. 
  3. ↑ Soderstrom, Thomas B.; Calderon, Cleofe E. (September 1979). "A Commentary on Bamboos". Biotropica 11 (3): 161. 

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