Arthrostylidium schomburgkii

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Arthrostylidium schomburgkii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Arthrostylidium
Species:
A. schomburgkii
Binomial name
Arthrostylidium schomburgkii
(Benn.) Munro

Arthrostylidium schomburgkii is a species of bamboo in the grass family (Gramineae, or Poaceae) and subfamily Bambuseae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is commonly called Curata. The species is native to Central America, the West Indies, northern South America, the Guianas and southern Mexico. [5] It is most noteworthy for the extreme length of its lowest internode, which can be up to sixteen feet (five meters) in length. [6] This long internode is used by the indigenous people to make excellent blowguns. This internode is exceeded in length only by some populations of Cyperus papyrus . The upper internodes are much shorter; 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 centimeters) in length.

References

  1. ↑ Ruprecht, Franz Josef. 1839. Bambuseae 27.
  2. ↑ Ruprecht, Franz Josef. 1840. Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 3(2): 117
  3. ↑ Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  4. ↑ kh02kg. "RBG Kew: GrassBase - Arthrostylidium schomburgkii Description". www.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-09-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Tropicos, Arthrostylidium Rupr.
  6. ↑ Schombergk, Sir Robert H. (1841). "Some Accounts of the Curata....etc". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 18 (<not stated>): 559–560.


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