Chusquea
185 Species
Bamboo species of the genus Chusquea are mountain clumping bamboos native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Juan Fernández Is., Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Unlike most other bamboos, the stems of Chusquea species are solid, not hollow.
Chusquea Species List
Species | Origin | Diameter | Height |
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Chusquea abietifolia | Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago | ⇑ 7 m | |
Chusquea acuminata | Brazil Southeast | ||
Chusquea acuminatissima | Colombia, Venezuela | ⇑ 2 m | |
Chusquea albilanata | Colombia, Ecuador | ∅ 15 mm | ⇑ 5 m |
Chusquea amistadensis | Costa Rica, Panama | ∅ 20 mm | ⇑ 2 m |
Chusquea andina | Chile Central, Chile South | ⇑ 1 m | |
Chusquea anelythra | Brazil Southeast | ∅ 4 mm | |
Chusquea anelythroides | Brazil Southeast | ∅ 30 mm | ⇑ 10 m |
Chusquea angusta | Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela | ⇑ 2,5 m | |
Chusquea angustifolia | Colombia, Venezuela | ∅ 5 mm | ⇑ 1 m |
Chusquea annagardneriae | Ecuador | ∅ 11 mm | ⇑ 4 m |
Chusquea antioquensis | Colombia | ∅ 55 mm | ⇑ 15 m |
Chusquea aperta | Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest | ∅ 10 mm | ⇑ 2 m |
Chusquea arachniformis | Colombia | ∅ 5 mm | ⇑ 3 m |
Chusquea argentina | Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South | ∅ 4 mm | ⇑ 3 m |
Chusquea aristata | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | ∅ 10 mm | ⇑ 3 m |
Chusquea aspera | Peru | ⇑ 15 m | |
Chusquea asymmetrica | Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru | ∅ 7 mm | ⇑ 2,5 m |
Chusquea attenuata | Brazil Southeast | ∅ 10 mm | ⇑ 4 m |
Chusquea aurea | Venezuela | ||
Chusquea baculifera | Brazil Southeast | ∅ 10 mm | ⇑ 3 m |
Chusquea bahiana | Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast | ∅ 18 mm | ⇑ 10 m |
Chusquea bambusoides | Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast | ∅ 6 mm | ⇑ 4 m |
Chusquea barbata | Peru | ∅ 2 mm | |
Chusquea bilimekii | Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf | ∅ 30 mm | ⇑ 4 m |
Chusquea bradei | Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast | ∅ 10 mm | ⇑ 6 m |
Chusquea caparaoensis | Brazil Southeast | ∅ 25 mm | ⇑ 4,5 m |
Chusquea capitata | Brazil South, Brazil Southeast | ∅ 7 mm | |
Chusquea capituliflora | Brazil South, Brazil Southeast | ∅ 5 mm | |
Chusquea ciliata | Chile Central | ⇑ 2,5 m | |
Chusquea ciliatifolia | Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast | ||
Chusquea circinata | Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest | ∅ 25 mm | ⇑ 7 m |
Chusquea clarkiae | Colombia | ||
Chusquea clemirae | Brazil Northeast | ||
Chusquea coronalis | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua | ∅ 20 mm | ⇑ 10 m |
Chusquea cortesii | Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest | ||
Chusquea costaricensis | Costa Rica | ||
Chusquea culeou | Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South | ∅ 30 mm | ⇑ 8 m |
Chusquea cumingii | Chile Central | ⇑ 3 m | |
Chusquea cylindrica | Trinidad-Tobago | ⇑ 2 m | |
Chusquea decolorata | Peru | ∅ 3 mm | |
Chusquea deficiens | Argentina Northwest, Bolivia | ∅ 8 mm | ⇑ 4 m |
Chusquea deflexa | El Salvador, Honduras | ∅ 8 mm | ⇑ 2 m |
Chusquea delicatula | Bolivia, Peru | ∅ 4 mm | ⇑ 3 m |
Chusquea depauperata | Bolivia, Peru | ∅ 5 mm | ⇑ 1,3 m |
Chusquea diversiglumis | Brazil North, Venezuela | ⇑ 1 m | |
Chusquea dombeyana | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | ∅ 5 mm | ⇑ 4 m |
Chusquea egluma | Argentina Northwest | ||
Chusquea elata | Ecuador | ⇑ 15 m | |
Chusquea enigmatica | Mexico Gulf | ||
Chusquea erecta | Brazil Southeast | ∅ 10 mm | ⇑ 2,5 m |
Chusquea exasperata | Ecuador, Peru | ∅ 25 mm | ⇑ 12 m |
Chusquea falcata | Ecuador | ∅ 15 mm | ⇑ 3 m |
Chusquea fasciculata | Brazil Southeast | ||
Chusquea fendleri | Venezuela | ∅ 20 mm | ⇑ 8 m |
Chusquea fernandeziana | Chile Central, Juan Fernández Is. | ⇑ 3 m | |
Chusquea fimbriligulata | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | ∅ 18 mm | ⇑ 6 m |
Chusquea floribunda | Argentina Northwest, Bolivia | ||
Chusquea foliosa | Costa Rica, Panama | ∅ 50 mm | ⇑ 20 m |
Chusquea fruticosa | Brazil Southeast | ||
Chusquea galeottiana | Mexico Southwest | ∅ 15 mm | ⇑ 15 m |
Chusquea gibcooperi | Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast | ||
Chusquea gigantea | Chile Central | ||
Chusquea glauca | Mexico Gulf | ∅ 10 mm | ⇑ 6 m |
Chusquea glomerata | Colombia, Venezuela | ∅ 8 mm | ⇑ 1,5 m |
Chusquea gouveiensis | Brazil Southeast | ||
Chusquea gracilis | Brazil South | ∅ 18 mm | |
Chusquea grandiflora | Colombia, Panama | ⇑ 18 m | |
Chusquea guirigayensis | Venezuela | ∅ 5 mm | ⇑ 0,8 m |
Chusquea hatschbachii | Brazil South | ∅ 6 mm | ⇑ 1,5 m |
Chusquea heterophylla | Brazil Southeast | ∅ 15 mm | ⇑ 2 m |
Chusquea huantensis | Peru | ⇑ 5 m | |
Chusquea ibiramae | Brazil South, Brazil Southeast | ||
Chusquea imbricata | Brazil Southeast | ||
Chusquea inamoena | Peru | ⇑ 9 m | |
Chusquea juergensii | Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Uruguay | ∅ 15 mm | ⇑ 4 m |
Chusquea kleinii | Brazil South | ||
Chusquea laegaardii | Bolivia, Ecuador | ∅ 6 mm | ⇑ 0,8 m |
Chusquea lanceolata | Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Southeast | ∅ 20 mm | ⇑ 8 m |
Chusquea latifolia | Colombia | ∅ 15 mm | ⇑ 4 m |
Chusquea lehmannii | Colombia, Ecuador | ∅ 45 mm | ⇑ 6m |
Chusquea leonardiorum | Ecuador | ∅ 25 mm | ⇑ 5 m |
Chusquea leptophylla | Brazil South, Brazil Southeast | ∅ 2 mm | |
Chusquea liebmannii | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua | ∅ 25 mm | ⇑ 10 m |
Chusquea ligulata | Colombia | ||
Chusquea linearis | Venezuela to Guyana and Brazil | ∅ 4 mm | ⇑ 2 m |
Chusquea londoniae | Colombia, Ecuador | ∅ 20 mm | ⇑ 9 m |
Chusquea longifolia | Guatemala, Mexico Southeast | ∅ 30 mm | ⇑ 10 m |
Chusquea longiligulata | Costa Rica | ∅ 30 mm | ⇑ 10 m |
Chusquea longipedicellata | Peru | ||
Chusquea longipendula | Bolivia | ⇑ 12 m | |
Chusquea longiprophylla | Colombia | ∅ 15 mm | ⇑ 10 m |
Chusquea longispiculata | Brazil Southeast | ||
Chusquea lorentziana | Argentina Northwest, Bolivia | ∅ 15 mm | ⇑ 6 m |
Chusquea loxensis | Ecuador | ∅ 5 mm | ⇑ 1,5 m |
Chusquea maclurei | Ecuador | ∅ 25 mm | ⇑ 8 m |
Chusquea macrostachya | Chile South | ||
Chusquea maculata | Colombia, Venezuela | ∅ 30 mm | ⇑ 12 m |
Chusquea magnifolia | Brazil North, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela | ⇑ 6 m | |
Chusquea matlatzinca | Mexico Southwest | ||
Chusquea mayrae | Costa Rica | ∅ 5 mm | ⇑ 10 m |
Chusquea meyeriana | Brazil South, Brazil Southeast | ∅ 50 mm | ⇑ 10 m |
Chusquea microphylla | Brazil Southeast | ∅ 5 mm | ⇑ 1 m |
Chusquea mimosa | Brazil South | ∅ 25 mm | ⇑ 4 m |
Chusquea mirabilis | Brazil Northeast | ||
Chusquea mollis | Colombia, Venezuela | ⇑ 4,5 m | |
Chusquea montana | Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South | ⇑ 3 m | |
Chusquea mulleri | Mexico Gulf | ⇑ 9 m | |
Chusquea multiramea | Venezuela | ||
Chusquea nana | Ecuador | ∅ 4 mm | ⇑ 1,3 m |
Chusquea nedjaquithii | Mexico Southwest | ||
Chusquea nelsonii | Mexico Southwest | ∅ 10 mm | ⇑ 5 m |
Chusquea neurophylla | Ecuador, Peru | ∅ 4 mm | ⇑ 3 m |
Chusquea nobilis | Colombia, Ecuador | ⇑ 3 m | |
Chusquea nudiramea | Brazil South | ∅ 12 mm | ⇑ 4 m |
Chusquea nutans | Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast | ∅ 15 mm | ⇑ 5 m |
Chusquea oligophylla | Brazil South, Brazil Southeast | ∅ 5 mm | |
Chusquea ovatifolia | Bolivia | ||
Chusquea oxylepis | Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast | ∅ 10 mm | ⇑ 5 m |
Chusquea pallida | Colombia, Venezuela | ⇑ 9 m | |
Chusquea paludicola | Costa Rica | ∅ 8 mm | ⇑ 3 m |
Chusquea parodii | Bolivia | ||
Chusquea patens | Costa Rica, Panama | ∅ 40 mm | ⇑ 10 m |
Chusquea paucispiculata | Bolivia, Peru | ||
Chusquea perligulata | Ecuador | ||
Chusquea perotensis | Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest | ∅ 50 mm | ⇑ 15 m |
Chusquea peruviana | Bolivia, Peru | ∅ 10 mm | ⇑ 3 m |
Chusquea petiolata | Colombia | ∅ 15 mm | ⇑ 4 m |
Chusquea picta | Bolivia, Peru | ||
Chusquea pinifolia | Brazil Southeast | ∅ 10 mm | ⇑ 3 m |
Chusquea pittieri | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panama | ∅ 40 mm | ⇑ 15 m |
Chusquea pohlii | Costa Rica, Panama | ∅ 30 mm | ⇑ 15 m |
Chusquea polyclados | Peru | ⇑ 6 m | |
Chusquea pulchella | Brazil Southeast | ∅ 3 mm | ⇑ 3 m |
Chusquea purdieana | Colombia, Venezuela | ||
Chusquea quila | Chile Central, Chile South | ⇑ 20 m | |
Chusquea ramosissima | Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Paraguay, Uruguay | ∅ 15 mm | ⇑ 10 m |
Chusquea renvoizei | Bolivia | ∅ 2 mm | ⇑ 1,5 m |
Chusquea repens | Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest | ∅ 3 mm | ⇑ 6 m |
Chusquea rigida | Ecuador | ∅ 8 mm | ⇑ 2,5 m |
Chusquea riosaltensis | Brazil Southeast | ∅ 15 mm | ⇑ 1,5 m |
Chusquea rugoloana | Peru | ||
Chusquea scabra | Costa Rica, Panama | ∅ 30 mm | ⇑ 10 m |
Chusquea scandens | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | ∅ 25 mm | ⇑ 6 m |
Chusquea sclerophylla | Brazil Southeast | ∅ 4 mm | |
Chusquea sellowii | Brazil South, Brazil Southeast | ∅ 3 mm | ⇑ 3 m |
Chusquea septentrionalis | Mexico Northeast | ||
Chusquea serpens | Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela | ∅ 10 mm | ⇑ 20 m |
Chusquea serrulata | Colombia, Ecuador | ||
Chusquea silverstonei | Colombia | ∅ 4 mm | ⇑ 2 m |
Chusquea simpliciflora | Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela | ∅ 10 mm | ⇑ 25 m |
Chusquea simplicissima | Peru | ||
Chusquea smithii | Peru | ∅ 2 mm | ⇑ 1 m |
Chusquea sneidernii | Colombia | ∅ 40 mm | ⇑ 16 m |
Chusquea spadicea | Colombia | ||
Chusquea spathacea | Colombia | ∅ 10 mm | ⇑ 6 m |
Chusquea spectabilis | Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela | ⇑ 8 m | |
Chusquea spencei | Colombia, Venezuela | ∅ 40 mm | ⇑ 6 m |
Chusquea spicata | Bolivia, Peru | ∅ 5 mm | ⇑ 0,5 m |
Chusquea straminea | Peru | ||
Chusquea stuebelii | Colombia, Ecuador | ⇑ 4 m | |
Chusquea subtessellata | Costa Rica, Panama | ∅ 13 mm | ⇑ 3 m |
Chusquea subtilis | Costa Rica | ∅ 30 mm | ⇑ 6 m |
Chusquea subulata | Colombia, Ecuador | ∅ 80 mm | ⇑ 10 m |
Chusquea sulcata | Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest | ∅ 20 mm | ⇑ 5 m |
Chusquea talamancensis | Costa Rica | ∅ 38 mm | ⇑ 6 m |
Chusquea tarmensis | Peru | ⇑ 4 m | |
Chusquea tenella | Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Uruguay | ∅ 4 mm | |
Chusquea tenuiglumis | Brazil South, Brazil Southeast | ∅ 7 mm | ⇑ 8 m |
Chusquea tessellata | Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela | ∅ 10 mm | ⇑ 3 m |
Chusquea tomentosa | Costa Rica | ∅ 40 mm | ⇑ 9 m |
Chusquea tonduzii | Costa Rica | ∅ 35 mm | ⇑ 20 m |
Chusquea tovarii | Ecuador, Peru | ⇑ 4 m | |
Chusquea tuberculosa | Colombia | ∅ 7 mm | |
Chusquea uliginosa | Chile Central, Chile South | ∅ 7 mm | ⇑ 2 m |
Chusquea uniflora | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | ∅ 25 mm | ⇑ 6 m |
Chusquea urelytra | Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast | ∅ 10 mm | ⇑ 6 m |
Chusquea valdiviensis | Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South | ⇑ 10 m | |
Chusquea villosa | Ecuador | ∅ 4 mm | ⇑ 1,2 m |
Chusquea virgata | Costa Rica, Panama | ∅ 10 mm | ⇑ 7 m |
Chusquea vulcanalis | Costa Rica, Panama | ∅ 25 mm | ⇑ 10 m |
Chusquea weberbaueri | Peru | ||
Chusquea wilkesii | Brazil Southeast | ||
Chusquea windischii | Brazil South | ∅ 10 mm | ⇑ 1 m |
Chusquea yungasensis | Bolivia |
Source: Kew Science