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Neurolepis steubelii
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So identified in Cayambe-coca Park in the Ecuadorian Andes. This is known as Bretaa and used in thatching. The taxon is troubled, however and may wind up in the Chusquea genus.
Chusquea talamancensis
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A species confined to parts of the Cordillera Talamanca in Costa Rica. Photo from near Ojo de Agua.In context at
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Chusquea scandens
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Native to the mountains from Colombia to Bolivia, here in Ecuador. Known as Suro or Suru and the dense thickets it forms as surales.
Chusquea culeou
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One of several species of this bamboo thicket in Chile. Known as Cana Prieta or just Chusquea.
Chusquea circinata 'Teague'
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""Mexico; This cultivar is smaller than the species.""
Chusquea sp.
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An obnoxious weed known as Caa Brava in the Cordillera Condor (Peru and Ecuador) that turns travel into machete work.