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

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) LBM1948, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Colihue_1.jpg
  2. (c) Judgefloro, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:9887jfChusquea_culeou_Philippinesfvf_08.JPG
  3. Daderot, sem restrições de direitos de autor conhecidas (domínio público), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chusquea_culeou_-_Savill_Garden_-_Windsor_Great_Park,_England_-_DSC06100.jpg
  4. (c) Alice Roy-Bolduc, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)

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