Guaduas is a town in Colombia, in the Lower Magdalena Province department of Cundinamarca, about 117 km from Bogotá. It is an agricultural and tourist center of some importance with a population of about 41,000. Its name refers to a type of bamboo cane. It is one of the cities on the Bogotá-Medellín highway. Its main plaza is featured on the Colombian ten-thousand pesos bill, and is one of the seats of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas
Eremocaulon is a genus of Brazilian bamboo in the grass family.
- Eremocaulon amazonicumLondoño - Acre, Amazonas, Rondônia
- Eremocaulon asymmetricum(Soderstr. & Londoño) Londoño - Bahia
- Eremocaulon aureofimbriatumSoderstr. & Londoño - Bahia, Minas Gerais
- Eremocaulon capitatum(Trin.) Londoño - Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul
Guadua is a Neotropical genus of thorny, clumping bamboo in the grass family, ranging from moderate to very large species.
Nastus is a genus of slender, erect, scrambling or climbing bamboos in the grass family. It is native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and certain islands in the Indian Ocean.
Córdoba is a municipality in the eastern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is located 24 km southeast of the departmental capital Armenia.
The Atlantic bamboo rat, or southern bamboo rat, is a spiny rat species from South America, found in humid tropical forests in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. It is the only member of the genus Kannabateomys.
The white-bearded antshrike is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae, the only member of the genus Biatas. It is endemic to the Atlantic forest of Argentina and Brazil.
The white-cheeked tody-flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Todirostrum, and known as the white-cheeked tody-tyrant.
The rufous-headed woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It formerly included Kaempfer's woodpecker as a subspecies.
Simón Vélez is a prize-winning Architect from Colombia, most famous for his innovative use of Guadua bamboo as an essential building component. Vélez was born in Manizales, Colombia, in 1949. His father and grandfather were also architects. He has designed buildings in over 11 countries.
The Southwest Amazon moist forests (NT0166) is an ecoregion located in the Upper Amazon basin.
The takuapu is a musical percussion instrument used by the indigenous Guaraní people of South America, made from a hollow bamboo tube. The player grasps the takuapu in the middle, holds it vertically, and drops it so that it strikes the ground, producing a deep sound. The name takuapu is a compound of the Guaraní words takua (‘bamboo’) and pu (‘sound’).
Guadua angustifolia is a species of clumping bamboo found from Central to South America.
Guadua chacoensis is a species of clumping bamboo found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
The Xitué Ecological Station is an ecological station in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It protects a mountainous area of Atlantic Forest.
Guadua sarcocarpa, also known as the fleshy fruit guadua, is a species of clumping bamboo found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Guadua paniculata is a species of clumping bamboo found in Mexico, Panama and the tropical and sub-tropical parts of Northern South America.
Guadua amplexifolia is a species of clumping bamboo native to Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Colombia and Venezuela.
Guadua paraguayana is a species of clumping bamboo found in northern Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Venezuela.
Ximena Londoño de la Pava is a Colombian botanist, specializing in agrostology. She has done extensive research on the bamboo genus Guadua in South America and Central America.
