Chusquea quila Kunth


[Distribution]@Only in Chile, South America
[Local name]@Quila

This bamboo is inherent in Chile.
Most typical characteristic is a clibming bamboo.
It grows violently to climb up with trees and creeps on ground.
Quila growing at Chile University Forest near Frutillar covers completely all on cutover land, as shown by picture.
The total length of branches could be measured as 150m long!
That looks like a vine plant!

in the 10th State, Chile
This is clump forming bamboo by sympodial rhizome.
It gives heavy trouble for young trees planted for afforestation.
This is very difficult to control its violent growth.
Culm is completely solid as shown by the picture.