Atractantha aureolanata Judz.

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Atractantha aureolanata Judz.

  • Collector(s)

    C. E. Calderón 2256 with R. S. Pinheiro, 08 May 1972

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Jaguaquara Mun. Riacho de Ouro: 22 km SE of Jaguaquara City.

  • Habitat

    Abundant throughout the forest, in some places in association with other bamboo, Merostachys sp.

  • Description

    Climbing bamboo forming dense climps up to 12 m height. [See label for complete description].

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 822795

    Occurrence ID: 0e0c2679-bfcb-42ef-8bb0-ecebf2d98f3b

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  • 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

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New York Botanical Garden
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
BRAZIL	'
Bahia
Atractantha
Mun. de Jaguaquara: Riacho de Ouro: 22 km 3Ê of Jagua-
quara City. oa. 13038'.S-39°52'W. Alt. 625 m.
Climbing bamboo forming dense clumps up to 22 m height.
Culms thin, ca. 1 cm in diameter, solid and flexible.
Culm sheaths persistent or late deciduous with Ulade
first horizontal or curved upright and then bent down-
wards. With dense, long, curly oral setae, decurrent
along the edges of the sheath. Nodes with a ring of gol-
den, silky hairs. Branch complement with several thin
branches and one main, longer branch. Initiation of buds
is intravaginal. Abundant throughout the forest, in some
places in association with other bamboo, Merostachys sp.
(C.E.E. & R.S.P. 2257).
Atractantha aureolanata JudZ.
det. Emmet J. Judziewicz, 2006
Cléofé E. Calderon & R» S. Pinheiro 2256 8 May 1972
Collected under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution
and the National Geographic Society,
00822795