Guadua macrostachya

Guadua macrostachya Rupr., Bamb. Monogr., 1839: 39; Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg sér. 6, 5, 2, 1840: 129.

    • Synonyms: Bambusa macrostachya (Rupr.) McClure; Guadua dioica Steud.

    • Distribution: FRENCH GUIANA to northern BRAZIL, native.

    • Descriptions: Kew GrassBase [#1335].

    • Images: Photo of type in Kew Herbarium [#1333].

    • Specimen: BS-0772 [-] (flowering branches, seeds), Cayenne, French Guiana, wild, coll. by G. P. in Jan. 2013, received as "Guadua macrostachya", 16 Mar. and 10 June 2013.

    • Seed viability: Unknown.

    • Seed weight: Not recorded.

    • Seed germination: None of the seeds germinated.

Guadua macrostachya (BS-0772): Spikelets, containing seed (left); seeds, bare of husks (right)