Chusquea asymmetrica (L.G. Clark) L.G. Clark.

Guerreiro, Carolina, Olivera, J. José Alegría, Rúgolo De Agrasar, Ma. E., Beck, Stephan G. & Vega, Andrea S., 2014, Two new species and synopsis of Chusquea subg. Platonia (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Chusqueinae) in Bolivia and a new record for Peru, Phytotaxa 183 (4), pp. 224-238 : 226

1. Chusquea asymmetrica (L.G. Clark) L.G. Clark.

Neurolepis asymmetrica L.G. Clark (1996: 336) .

Type:— ECUADOR. Loja: páramo at road Yangana, Cerro Toledo , 3150 m, 26 February 1985, fl., Laegaard 53681 (holotype QCA-84013, photo SI!, isotypes AAU!, LOJA, QCNE-650 photo SI!) .

Geographic Distribution and Ecology: — Bolivia, Ecuador ( Clark 2000) and Peru. It is found in páramos, sometimes on ridges or in bogs at 3000–3400 m. In Bolivia, it grows at Ceja de Montaña.

Iconography: — Clark (1996: 337, Fig. 1 , A–C, leaf, synflorescence and spikelet).

Additional Material Examined: — BOLIVIA. La Paz: Nor Yungas, 1 km antes de llegar a Chuspipata viniendo de Unduavi, 3160 m, 26 May 1990, veg., Beck 17683 ( K, LPB, SI); Nor Yungas, Chuspipata , 5 km via Unduavi, 3150 m, 2 April 1982, veg., Beck 7596 ( LPB) .

ECUADOR. Loja / Zamora-Chinchipe: El Tiro at pass of road Loja-Zamora, 2900 m, 3º59`S, 79º9`W, 23 April 1999, veg., Laegaard et al. 19973 ( US).

PERU. Cusco: La Convención, ca. 28 km walking distance NE from the Hacienda Luisiana and the Apurimac River , ca. 3400 m, 12º30’S, 73º30’W, 19 July 1968, fl., Dudley 11219 ( USM) .

Figures

FIGURE 1. Chusquea laegaardii. A. Habit. B. Sheath, inner ligule and base of the foliage leaf blade. C. Rachis fragment with immature spikelets. D–J. Details of bracts of immature spikelets. D. Lower glume, dorsal view. E. Upper glume, dorsal view. F. Lower sterile lemma, dorsal view. G. Lower sterile lemma, ventral view. H. Upper sterile lemma, ventral view. I. Palea, dorsal view; J. Palea, ventral view. From Beck 24403 (SI), illustrated by Francisco Rojas.