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Very  unusual [[guodina?]], growing
very separated from each
other, not forming clumps
some culm ± close as
30cm but mostly very
far apart, some from 1.74m
to 1.83m.
Culms very strong and [[strikethrough]] ) [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] solid [[/underlined]]
all the way from base to 
tip and ultimately branched
internodes smooth nodes
with strong doble ridge
and 3 strong but short
[[hook?]] like spines.
[[strikethrough]][[?]][[/strikethrough]] Up above same (±
1m start developping
main branch which
has shoot internodes, even 
shorter than culm with
3 leaf complement on
each or some spines (small)
leaf complement of ± small
lanceolate rather narrow
blades. Leaves from main
culm on 1 or 2 small branches
lateral to the main. These

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leaf complement large and 
blade also large. Looks like
[[pubescent?]] on the [[aboreal?]] [[side?]]
Culm leaf deciduous [[on?]]
main culm and [[underlined]] no
new [[/underlined]] shoots seen.
On developing main nodes
we found culm leaves
still attached. Very pretty
[[?]] or so with short
erect blade ending (or formed
only by?) a [[thing?]] awn.

[[yellow highlighted]] Photo [[/yellow highlighted]] B&W & color 400 Ekt.
of rhizome and few
of plant. (dark or ± cloudy)
Bulky material: 2 leaf
rhizome, pieces of one
and branch complement_
FAA: leaves only _
growing on low tree forest
but dense, like [[cerrodis?]]
type. In some are mixed
with a Merostachy sp. (2874)
or tall campina