Merostachys neesii Rupr.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Bahia

• County/Municipio

  Jaguaquara Mun.

• Locality

  Riacho de Ouro: 22 km SE of Jaguaquara City

• Elevation

  Alt. 625 m. (2051 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -13.63, -39.87

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Mun. de Jaguaquara: Riacho de Ouro: 22 km S.E. of
Jaguaquara City. ca. 13°38'S— 39° 52 'W. Alt. 625 m.
Large, tall bamboo up to 20 m tall, overarching vege-
tation, growing in small clumps. Culms hollow, very
strong, U.5-5 cm in diameter; smooth, dark green color,
covered by a white powder in the upper part of the in-
,ternode. Internodes long, ca. 65-80 cm. Culms sheaths
deciduous, very large, narrow, rounded at the tip;
smooth and glabrous outside, inside shiny, glossy
brown. Blade of culm leaves very soon deciduous,
reflexed. Branch complement of many branches. Branches
of young culms with very small leaf complement, blades
short, wide, lanceolate. Leaf of older branches with
long, narrow lanceolate blades. Blades of leaves very
thin. This bamboo grows in association with Atractantha
sp. (C.E.C. R.S.P. 2256).
tiufl Ji. ( ilderun K R. S. Pinheiro 2257	8 May 1972
Collected under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution and tbs
National Geographic Society
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