Chusquea culeou É.desv. In Gay

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Chusquea

Characteristics

A bamboo grass. It grows 2-8 m tall. The leaves are narrow and 2-8 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5
Mature height (meter) 4.5 - 5.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in Subantarctic forest in Argentina. It grows up to 2,000 m above sea level.
More
Montane woodlands in the Andes.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

The shoots are eaten, cooked by boiling or roasting.
Uses environmental use material medicinal
Edible roots seeds shoots stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -15
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Chusquea culeou habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Chusquea culeou habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Chusquea culeou habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Chusquea culeou flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316731-2
WFO ID wfo-0000859986
COL ID 5Z4VZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Chusquea breviglumis Chusquea culeou f. culeou Chusquea culeou var. tenuis Chusquea culeou