Chusquea elata

{{Short description|Species of grass}} {{Speciesbox |image = |status = EN |status_system = IUCN3.1 |status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>Laegaard, S. & Pitman, N. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/45960/all Neurolepis elata]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627094911/http://www.iucnredlist.org/ |date=27 June 2014 }} Downloaded on 12 November 2015.</ref> |genus = Chusquea |species = elata |authority = (Kunth) L.G.Clark |synonyms_ref = <ref>{{ThePlantList|id=kew-462680|taxon=Chusquea elata|authority=(Kunth) L.G.Clark|accessdate=12 November 2015}}</ref> |synonyms = *''Neurolepis elata'' {{au|(Kunth) Pilg.}} *''Planotia elata'' {{au|(Kunth) Munro}} *''Platonia elata'' {{au|Kunth}} }}

'''''Chusquea elata''''' is a species of bamboo endemic to the cloud forests of Ecuador and Colombia.<ref name=IUCN/> It is remarkable for its enormous leaves up to {{cvt|5|m}} long and up to {{cvt|50|cm}} wide.<ref>{{cite journal | last= Soderstrom | first= Thomas B. | last2= Calderon | first2= Cleofe E. | date= September 1979 | title= A Commentary on Bamboos | journal= Biotropica | volume= 11 | issue= 3 | page= 161 }}</ref> This is a shrubby species only about {{cvt|2|m}} tall.{{cn|date=June 2025}}

==References== {{Reflist}} {{Bamboo-stub}} {{Taxonbar|from1=Q24700155|from2=Q3767182}}

elata Category:Endemic flora of Ecuador Category:Grasses of South America Category:Endangered flora of South America Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Category:Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN