Poaceae
Chusquea scandens
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Chusquea
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Common names
By language (1)
- 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
Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.