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Chusquea scandens Kunth

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Chusquea

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Chusquea scandens: Native to the mountains from Colombia to Bolivia, here in Ecuador. Known as Suro or Suru and the dense thickets it forms as surales.
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Spanish
Bambu andino, Bambú andino

Synonyms

  • Bambos chusque (Kunth) Poir.
  • Bambusa chusque Poir.
  • Bambusa chusque (Kunth) Steud.
  • Chusquea jamesonii Steud.
  • Chusquea meyeriana var. patentissima (Hack.) E.G.Camus
  • Chusquea quitensis Hack.
  • Chusquea quitensis var. patentissima Hack.
  • Mustelia arundinacea Cav. ex Steud.
  • Nastus chusque Kunth

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.