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Chusquea deficiens Parodi and C. floribunda Guerreiro & Rúgolo, described as endemic to Argentina, are cited for the first time in Bolivia. Morphological diagnostic characters as well as those related to the ecology of C. deficiens and C. floribunda are compared in a table with those of allied and sympatric species. Also, a map showing their updated distribution is included.
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The authors are grateful to the reviewers for their valuable suggestions to improve this manuscript. A research visit to US by the first author was financed by the Smithsonian Institution’s Cuatrecasas Award. This work received financial support through grants UBACyT 20020120100069BA and PIP CONICET 11220110100783.
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Guerreiro, C., Peichoto, M.C. & Vega, A.S. New records of Chusquea (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Bambuseae) in Bolivia. Kew Bull 71, 54 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-016-9669-y
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