Chusquea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Bambusoideae
Tribus: Bambuseae
Subtribus: Chusqueinae
Genus: Chusquea
Species: C. abietifolia – C. acuminata – C. acuminatissima – C. albilanata – C. amistadensis – C. andina – C. anelytra – C. anelytroides – C. angusta – C. angustifolia – C. annagardneriae – C. antioquensis – C. aperta – C. arachniforme – C. argentina – C. aristata – C. aspera – C. asymmetrica – C. attenuata – C. baculifera – C. bahiana – C. bambusoides – C. barbata – C. bilimekii – C. bradei – C. breviglumis – C. caparaoensis – C. capitata – C. capituliflora – C. ciliata – C. ciliatifolia – C. circinata – C. contrerasii – C. coronalis – C. costaricensis – C. culeou – C. cumingii – C. cylindrica – C. decolorata – C. deficiens – C. deflexa – C. delicatula – C. depauperata – C. discolor – C. diversiglumis – C. dombeyana – C. elata – C. elegans – C. erecta – C. exasperata – C. falcata – C. fasciculata – C. fendleri – C. fernandeziana – C. fimbriligulata – C. foliosa – C. fruticosa – C. galeottiana – C. gamarrae – C. gibcooperi – C. gigantea – C. glauca – C. gouveiensis – C. gracilis – C. grandiflora – C. guirigayensis – C. guzmanii – C. heterophylla – C. huantensis – C. ibiramae – C. imbricata – C. inamoena – C. intipaqariy – C. jorgemoranii – C. juergensii – C. kleinii – C. kochii – C. laegaardii – C. lanceolata – C. latifolia – C. lehmannii – C. leonardiorum – C. leptophylla – C. liebmannii – C. ligulata – C. limensis – C. linearis – C. londoniae – C. longifolia – C. longiligulata – C. longipedicellata – C. longipendula – C. longiprophylla – C. longispiculata – C. lorentziana – C. loxensis – C. maclurei – C. macrostachya – C. maculata – C. magnifolia – C. meyeriana – C. microphylla – C. mimosa – C. mirabilis – C. mollis – C. montana – C. montisylvicola – C. mulleri – C. nana – C. nelsonii – C. neurophylla – C. nigricans – C. nobilis – C. nubicola – C. nudiramea – C. nutans – C. oligophylla – C. ovatifolia – C. oxylepis – C. pallida – C. paludicola – C. parviligulata – C. patens – C. perligulata – C. perotensis – C. peruviana – C. petiolata – C. picta – C. pilgeri – C. pinifolia – C. pittieri – C. pohlii – C. polyclados – C. pubescens – C. pubispicula – C. pulchella – C. purdieana – C. quila – C. ramosissima – C. renvoizei – C. repens – C. rigida – C. riosaltensis – C. robusta – C. rugoloana – C. scabra – C. scandens – C. sclerophylla – C. sellowii – C. septentrionalis – C. serpens – C. serrulata – C. silverstonei – C. simpliciflora – C. smithii – C. sneidernii – C. spadicea – C. spathacea – C. spectabilis – C. spencei – C. spicata – C. spinosa – C. steyermarkii – C. straminea – C. stuebelii – C. subtessellata – C. subtilis – C. subulata – C. sulcata – C. talamancensis – C. tarmensis – C. tenella – C. tenuiglumis – C. tenuis – C. tessellata – C. tomentosa – C. tonduzii – C. tovarii – C. tuberculosa – C. uliginosa – C. uniflora – C. urelytra – C. valdiviensis – C. villosa – C. virgata – C. vulcanalis – C. wilkesii – C. windischii – C. yungasensis

Name

Chusquea Kunth, Syn. Pl. Aequin. 1: 254 (1822)

Type species: Chusquea scandens Kunth, Syn. Pl. Aequin. 1: 254 (1822)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Tutuca Molina, Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili, ed. 2: 135 (1810), nom. utique rej.
- Rettbergia Raddi, Agrostogr. Bras.: 17 (1823).
- Platonia Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 139 (1829), nom. illeg.
- Dendragrostis Nees, Linnaea 9: 487 (1835), nom. nud.
- Neurolepis Meisn., Pl. Vasc. Gen. 1: 426 (1843).
- Coliquea Steud. ex Bibra, Österr. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl., Denkschr. 5: 115 (1853).
- Planotia Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26: 70 (1868), nom. superfl.
- Swallenochloa McClure, Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 9: 106 (1973).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Malesia
  - Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi (introduced).
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago.
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Guyana, Venezuela.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile South, Juan Fernández Islands, Paraguay, Uruguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Kunth, K.S. (1822) Journal de Physique, de Chimie, d'Histoire Naturelle et des Arts 95: 151.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Chusquea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Chusquea. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6.
Tropicos.org 2013. Chusquea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Chusquea. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names

العربية: تشوسكيا مصرى: تشوسكيا
English: chusquea bamboo
עברית: חזרן הרים דרום-אמריקני
日本語: クスクウェア属
中文: 丘竹属

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