Chusquea Species List
135 Species
Bamboo species of the genus Chusquea are mountain clumping bamboos native to the tropics and subtropics of South and Central America. Unlike most other bamboos, the stems of Chusquea species are solid, not hollow.
Chusquea Distribution Map
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The list below shows all the known Chusquea species:
Records - of
Species Name |
Diameter |
Height |
|---|---|---|
| Chusquea abietifolia | 7 m | |
| Chusquea acuminata | ||
| Chusquea affinis | ||
| Chusquea albilanata | 10-15 mm | 3-5 m |
| Chusquea amistadensis | 20 mm | 1-2 m |
| Chusquea andina | 0.7 m | |
| Chusquea anelythra | 4 mm | |
| Chusquea anelytroides | 6-10 m | |
| Chusquea angustifolia | 2-12 mm | 0.1-1 m |
| Chusquea aperta | 10 mm | 1-2 m |
| Chusquea argentina | 3-4 mm | 3 m |
| Chusquea aspera | 10-15 m | |
| Chusquea attenuata | ||
| Chusquea baculifera | 10 mm | 2-3 m |
| Chusquea bahiana | 10-17 mm | 5-6 m |
| Chusquea bambusoides | 6 mm | 10 m |
| Chusquea bambusoides var. minor | 3 mm | |
| Chusquea barbata | 2 mm | |
| Chusquea bilimekii | 30 mm | 3-4 m |
| Chusquea bradei | 2-10 mm | 3-6 m |
| Chusquea caparaoensis | 25 mm | 4.5 m |
| Chusquea capitata | ||
| Chusquea capituliflora | 5 mm | |
| Chusquea capituliflora var. pubescens | ||
| Chusquea circinata | 10-25 mm | 3-7 m |
| Chusquea coronalis | 15-20 mm | 6-10 m |
| Chusquea culeou | 30 mm | 1-8 m |
| Chusquea culeou 'Tenuis' | 2 m | |
| Chusquea culeou f. Iongiramea | ||
| Chusquea cumingii | 2.5-3 m | |
| Chusquea deficiens | 7-8 mm | |
| Chusquea deflexa | 8 mm | 1-2 m |
| Chusquea delicatula | 4 mm | 3 m |
| Chusquea depauperata | 5 mm | 1.3 m |
| Chusquea dombeyana | 5 mm | 3 m |
| Chusquea effusa | 1-8 m | |
| Chusquea erecta | 10 mm | 1.5-2.5 m |
| Chusquea exasperata | 13-25 mm | 10-12 m |
| Chusquea falcata | 10-15 mm | 3-6 m |
| Chusquea fasciculata | ||
| Chusquea fendleri | ||
| Chusquea fernandeziana | ||
| Chusquea foliosa | 20-50 mm | 3-20 m |
| Chusquea galeottiana | 15 mm | 15 m |
| Chusquea gigantea | ||
| Chusquea glauca | 10 mm | 5-6 m |
| Chusquea gracilis | 18 mm | |
| Chusquea graniflora | 18 m | |
| Chusquea heterophylla | 10-15 mm | 1-2 m |
| Chusquea huantensis | ||
| Chusquea ibiramae | ||
| Chusquea inamoena | ||
| Chusquea juergensii | 7-15 mm | 2-4 m |
| Chusquea lanceolata | 20 mm | 6-8 m |
| Chusquea latifolia | 15 mm | 40 m |
| Chusquea lehmannii | 15-45 mm | 3-6 m |
| Chusquea lehmannii subsp. lehmannii | ||
| Chusquea lehmannii subsp. farinosa | ||
| Chusquea leonardiorum | 4-25 mm | 2-4 m |
| Chusquea leptophylla | 2 mm | |
| Chusquea liebmannii | 10-25 mm | 3-10 m |
| Chusquea Iigulata | ||
| Chusquea Iinearis | ||
| Chusquea Iondonlae | 15-20 mm | 7-9 m |
| Chusquea longifolia | 20-60 mm | 5-15 m |
| Chusquea Iongiligulata | 20-30 mm | 10 m |
| Chusquea Iongipendula | 6-12 m | |
| Chusquea Iongiprophylla | 10-15 mm | 5-10 m |
| Chusquea Iorentziana | ||
| Chusquea Ioxensis | 3-5 mm | 1-1.5 m |
| Chusquea maclurei | 25 mm | 4-8 m |
| Chusquea macrostachya | ||
| Chusquea maculata | 10-30 mm | 4-12 m |
| Chusquea meyeriana | ||
| Chusquea microphylla | 3-5 mm | 0.5-1 m |
| Chusquea mimosa | 7- 25 mm | 1.5-4 m |
| Chusquea mimosa subsp. mimosa | ||
| Chusquea mimosa subsp. australis | ||
| Chusquea montana | ||
| Chusquea muelleri | ||
| Chusquea nelsonii | ||
| Chusquea neurophylla | 4 mm | 1 m |
| Chusquea nudiramea | 10-12 mm | 2-4 m |
| Chusquea nutans | 10-15 mm | 4-5 m |
| Chusquea oligophylla | 5 mm | |
| Chusquea oxylepis | 10 mm | 3-5 m |
| Chusquea palenae | ||
| Chusquea pallida | ||
| Chusquea paludicola | 8 mm | 1.5-3 m |
| Chusquea parviflora | ||
| Chusquea patens | 40 mm | 2-10 m |
| Chusquea perligulata | ||
| Chusquea peruviana | 10 mm | |
| Chusquea picta | ||
| Chusquea pinifolia | 5-10 mm | 2-3 m |
| Chusquea pittieri | 50 mm | 10-20 m |
| Chusquea pohlli | 30 mm | 15 m |
| Chusquea polyclados | ||
| Chusquea pulchella | 2-3 mm | 2-3 m |
| Chusquea purdieana | ||
| Chusquea ramosissima | 15 mm | 4-10 m |
| Chusquea repens | 2-3 mm | 1-6 m |
| Chusquea repens subsp. repens | ||
| Chusquea repens subsp. oaxacacensis | ||
| Chusquea riosaltensis | 10 mm | 1-1.5 m |
| Chusquea scabra | 20 mm | 10-30 m |
| Chusquea scandens | 10-25 mm | 2-6 m |
| Chusquea sclerophylla | 4 mm | |
| Chusquea sellowii | 3 mm | 2-3 m |
| Chusquea serpens | 10 mm | 20 m |
| Chusquea serrulata | ||
| Chusquea simpliciflora | 5-10 mm | 5-25 m |
| Chusquea smithii | 2 mm | 1 m |
| Chusquea sneidernii | 23-40 mm | 16 m |
| Chusquea spadicea | ||
| Chusquea spathacea | 10 mm | 2-6 m |
| Chusquea spencei | 5-40 mm | 2-6 m |
| Chusquea straminea | ||
| Chusquea subtessellata | 4-13 mm | 1-3 m |
| Chusquea subtilis | 15-30 mm | 2-6 m |
| Chusquea subulata | 60-80 mm | 7-10 m |
| Chusquea sulcata | ||
| Chusquea talamancensis | 7-38 mm | 3-6 m |
| Chusquea tarmensis | ||
| Chusquea tenella | 3 mm | |
| Chusquea tenella var. latifolia | ||
| Chusquea tenuiflora | 1-2.5 m | |
| Chusquea tenuiglumis | ||
| Chusquea tessellata | 10 mm | 3 m |
| Chusquea tomentosa | 13-40 mm | 6-9 m |
| Chusquea tonduzii | 35 mm | 0.5-20 m |
| Chusquea tuberculosa | 7 mm | |
| Chusquea uliginosa | ||
| Chusquea uniflora | 4 mm | |
| Chusquea urelytra | ||
| Chusquea uruguayensis | ||
| Chusquea valdiviensis | ||
| Chusquea virgata | 5 mm | |
| Chusquea vulcanalis | 32 mm | 2-10 m |
| Chusquea wettsteinii | ||
| Chusquea wilkesii | ||
| Chusquea windischii | 10 mm | 1 m |
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Recently Corrected Names:
Bamboo species tables are monitored and improved each year by a wide group of experts. Below you’ll find the latest updates for the genera Chusquea.
The complete list can be found here: Recently Corrected Bamboo Names.
Old Name |
New Name |
|---|---|
| Arthrostylidium sp. (hort.) | Chusquea circinata |
| Chusquea breviglumis (hort.) | Chusquea gigantea |
| Chusquea nigricans (hort.) | Chusquea culeou 'Caña Prieta' |
| Chusquea quila (hort.) | Chusquea valdiviensis |
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