Arberella_venezuelae

<i>Arberella venezuelae</i>

Arberella venezuelae

Species of grass

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]

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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. [1]
    Judziewicz, E. J., G. Davidse & L. G. Clark. 1991. Six new bamboos (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from the Venezuelan Guayana. Novon 1(2): 76–87.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
  5. [5]
    photo of holotype of Arberella venezuelae' at Missouri Botanical Garden
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