Chusquea falcata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Chusquea |
Species: | C. falcata |
Binomial name | |
Chusquea falcata | |
Chusquea is a genus of evergreen bamboos in the grass family. Most of them are native to mountain habitats in Latin America, from Mexico to southern Chile and Argentina.
Quercus falcata, also called southern red oak, spanish oak, bottomland red oak or three-lobed red oak is an oak. Native to the southeastern United States, it gets its name the "Spanish Oak" as these are the areas of early Spanish colonies, whilst "southern red oak" comes from both its range and leaf color during late summer and fall. The southern red oak is a deciduous angiosperm, so has leaves that die after each growing period and come back in the next period of growth.
The sicklefin houndshark is a rare houndshark of the family Triakidae, endemic to Western Australia. The holotype was collected from a depth of 150 metres (490 ft) Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.
Trigonella falcata is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and rocky areas.
Chusquea leonardiorum is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found only in Ecuador.
Chusquea loxensis is a species of bamboo endemic to Ecuador.
Chusquea maclurei is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found only in Ecuador.
Chusquea perligulata is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found only in Ecuador.
Chusquea asymmetrica is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found only in Ecuador.
Chusquea elata is a species of bamboo endemic to Ecuador.
Chusquea laegaardii is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. The bamboo is endemic to Ecuador. It is an IUCN Red List Vulnerable species.
Chusquea nana is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found only in Ecuador.
Chusquea rigida is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found only in Ecuador.
Chusquea villosa is a species of bamboo endemic to Ecuador.
The agile tit-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is native to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
The undulated antpitta is a bird in the family Grallariidae. The species was first described by Florent Prévost and Marc Athanase Parfait Œillet des Murs in 1842.
The black-capped hemispingus is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the Andes mountains of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The chusquea tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in souothern Ecuador and far northern Peru.
The plain-tailed wren is a species of songbird in the family Troglodytidae. It has a mostly rufous body with a gray, black, and white striped head. It is found in the Andes of southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Plain-tailed wrens are so-called bamboo specialists and live almost exclusively in chusquea bamboo thickets. Like other wrens, its diet consists mainly of insects with some seeds and berries.
Geocharax falcata is a species of crayfish in the Geocharax genus. It was first described in 1941. It is endemic to Victoria, Australia, and is listed as vunerable by the IUCN.