FIGURE 1. Chusquea heterophylla. A–B. Habitat and habit. C. Young culm showing extravaginal branching and developing branches pushing the culm leaf apices away from the culm. D. Developed subequal branches and culm leaves degrading with age. E. Foliage leaf branches with synflorescences. (Photos by Evandro Pianissola. A Pico da Caledônia; B, D and E, Parque Nacional do Itatiaia; C Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadeiro).