Colihue
Chusquea culeou
Local names 4
Colihue / coligüe
Quila
Caña colihue /caña coligüe
(From mapudungún kuliw)
English name 4
Chilean bamboo
General information 4
Evergreen bamboo native to South America
Growns in humid temperate forests of Chile and southwestern Argentina
They are still used by the Mapuche people for a musical instrument known as trutruca
Stems are very solid (not hollow), unlike most bamboos
The inside of the young shoots are edible
Sources and Credits
- (c) LBM1948, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Colihue_1.jpg
- (c) Judgefloro, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:9887jfChusquea_culeou_Philippinesfvf_08.JPG
- Daderot, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chusquea_culeou_-_Savill_Garden_-_Windsor_Great_Park,_England_-_DSC06100.jpg
- (c) Alice Roy-Bolduc, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- World Flora Online
