Argentina

The vast country of Argentina ranges from the frigid Tierra del Fuego of the south to the
steamy sub-tropics of the north. Holding both the highest (Cerro Aconcagua) and the
lowest (Laguna del Carbon) elevations, it is a country of climactic and geographic
extremes. Argentina has 15 -18 endemic species with several others being introduced
into cultivation (mainly in gardens). The best source of information about the endemic
species (and all species found in Argentina) can be found at the Instituto Botanico
Darwinion (www.darwin.edu.ar).

Chusquea andina R.A. Philippi

C. culeou E. Desvaux

C. deficiens L.G. Clark

C. lorentziana Grisebach

C. montana f. montana

C. ramosissima Lindman

C. tenella Nees

C. valdiviensis E. Desvaux

Colanthelia rhizantha (Hackel) McClure

Guadua angustifolia

G. chacoensis (Rojas) X. Londoño & Peterson

G. paniculata

G. paraguayana Doell

G. trinii (Nees) Ruprecht

Merostachys clausenii var. clausenii Munro

Rhipidocladum neumannii

R. racemiflorum (Steudel) McClure