Chusquea abietifolia Griseb. (Fl. Brit. W. I. 529. 1864.)
Localities: West Indies (endemic), Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], ],
Common Names: Climbing bamboo (Jamaica), Tibisí (Cuba),
Synonyms: Arundinaria microclada Pilg. (in I. Urban, Symb. Antill. 5: 289. 1907.),
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