| Chusquea delicatula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Genus: | Chusquea |
| Species: | C. delicatula |
| Binomial name | |
| Chusquea delicatula Hitchc. |
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Chusquea delicatula is a South American bamboo found in the Andean mountains of Peru including the areas around Machu Picchu. It's a highy arching bamboo so much so that its culms have a thin viney characteristic and tips of its culms often touch the ground. The branching from the nodes of its culms shoot out in all directions in a star-like formation. Mature height for the bamboo is around 3 meters length.