Arberella venezuelae
| Arberella venezuelae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Genus: | Arberella |
| Species: | A. venezuelae |
| Binomial name | |
| Arberella venezuelae Judz. & Davidse | |
Arberella venezuelae is a species of bamboo endemic to Venezuela. It is found only in lowland rainforests in the upper Río Orinoco Valley, in the State of Amazonas.[1][2][3][4]
Arberella venezuelaeis a caespitose perennial up to 60 cm tall, unbranched above the base. Leaves are simple, lanceolate to broadly ovate, 8–11 cm long, 20–35 mm wide. Inflorescences are terminal and axillary racemes, 3-5 at each node, each consisting of one pistillate (female) spike at the tip plus several staminate (male) spikes from the sides of the rachilla below.[1][5]
References
- 1 2 Judziewicz, E. J., G. Davidse & L. G. Clark. 1991. Six new bamboos (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from the Venezuelan Guayana. Novon 1(2): 76–87.
- ↑ Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584.
- ↑ Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela 1–860. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas.
- ↑ Judziewicz, E. J. 2000. Arberella. In Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): I. Subfamilies Anomochlooideae, Bambusoideae, Ehrhartoideae, and Pharoideae. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 39: 12–13.
- ↑ photo of holotype of Arberella venezuelae' at Missouri Botanical Garden
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