Aulonemia haenkei

Aulonemia haenkei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Aulonemia
Species:
A. haenkei
Binomial name
Aulonemia haenkei
Synonyms[1]
  • Arthrostylidium haenkei Rupr.
  • Arundinaria haenkei (Rupr.) Hack.
  • Arundinaria setifera Pilg.

Aulonemia haenkei is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae. It is a bamboo native to Ecuador and Peru.[1]

The species was first described as Arthrostylidium haenkei by Franz Josef Ruprecht in 1839. In 1973 Floyd Alonzo McClure placed the species in genus Aulonemia as A. haenkei.[1]

Description

Aulonemia haenkei has 3 lodicules, 3 stamen, and 2 stigmas. It is perennial and caespitose with short Rhizomes, making it a pachymorph. Its culms erect, allowing the plant to grow up to heights of 150–200 cm long, due to its woody s tem.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Aulonemia haenkei (Rupr.) McClure". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  2. ^ kh02kg. "RBG Kew: GrassBase - Aulonemia haenkei Description". www.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)