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Chusquea coronalis: An Elegant Climbing Bamboo

Chusquea coronalis, commonly known as Mexican Climbing Bamboo or Coronalis Bamboo, is admired for its graceful arching culms and delicate leaves. It's considered by many bamboo enthusiasts to be one of the most beautiful bamboos in cultivation.

Considerations for Pets

• This bamboo has very thin twigs and fine, soft leaves, which could potentially be chewed on by pets.

Considerations for Children

• The plant has very thin twigs and fine, soft leaves, which could potentially be pulled off by children.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

• Scientific Name: Chusquea coronalis Soderstr. &amp C.E.Calderon.
• Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
• Kingdom: Plantae
• Vernacular Name: Climbing Bamboo

Distribution and Habitat

• The text mentions a specimen collection from Costa Rica (San José province).
• A nursery is referenced in Maleny, Queensland, Australia, and a bamboo farm in Crystal Waters Eco-Village in Conondale, also in Queensland, suggesting cultivation in that region.

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

• It's a clumping bamboo species.
• Culms are scandent (climbing), typically reaching 300-500 cm (12-20 feet) in length and about 10 mm in diameter.
• The plant is described as slow-growing.
• Culms are woody and lack nodal roots.
• Leaves are small and green, but tend to turn yellow in the winter.
• It has short, pachymorph rhizomes.

Quirky Facts

• Some consider this the most beautiful bamboo in cultivation.
• It has a lacy form due to tiny leaves on branchlets circling the culm.

Further Information

• Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) database (version 24/11/2009)
• RHS (Royal Horticultural Society)
• Encyclopedia of Life
• NCBI Taxonomy checklist
• Rogers Trees and Shrubs
• Bambooweb Bamboo Photos
• Bambus-Lexikon (German)