Chusquea spencei is known from localities with an annual mean temperature of 21.7°C and precipitation of 1883 mm. Temperatures show relatively little seasonality (standard deviation ~54.5), varying from 27.5°C in the warmest month to 16.1°C in the coolest (isothermality ratio ~81). Precipitation shows considerable seasonality (coefficient of variation ~51.2), varying from 517 mm in the wettest month to 3 mm in the driest. The mean temperatures of the wettest (totaling 1466 mm) and driest (totaling 40 mm) quarters being 21.4°C and 21.7°C, respectively, and the mean precipitation of the warmest (29.2°C) and coolest (3.2°C) quarters being 369 mm and 585 mm, respectively.

Tables and figures are dynamically generated by intersecting georeferenced herbarium specimen localities with 10 minute resolution WorldClim v2.1 variables (Fick and Hijmans 2017). The above data are subject to change as specimens and geocoordinates are added, removed or altered.

Fick, S.E. and R.J. Hijmans, 2017. Worldclim 2: New 1-km spatial resolution climate surfaces for global land areas. International Journal of Climatology 37(12), 4302–4315. doi:10.1002/joc.5086

Specimens Referenced: Clark, Lynn G. 1266 [1994-07-09], Killip, E.P. 19901 [1927-02-27], Stergios, Basil 1 | 368 [2002-06-00], Stergios, Basil 1 | 368 [2002-06-25], Stergios, Basil 1 | 368 [2004-01-31], Wood, J.R.I. 5399 [1986-04-06], [no data available] [], [no data available] 116 [], [no data available] 6186 [], ---Boyacá: Clark, L. G. 609 [1989-08-01], Clark, L. G. 1278 [1994-07-15], Londoño, X. 797 [1993-06-24], ---Cundinamarca: Clark, L. G. 1257 [1994-07-07], Clark, L. G. 1261 [1994-07-07], Clark, L. G. 1263 [1994-07-08], Clark, L. G. 1266 [1994-07-09], Clark, L. G. 1268 [1994-07-09], Clark, L. G. 1269 [1994-07-09], ---La Guajira: Cuadros Villalobos, Hermes 2291 [1985-11-10], Cuadros Villalobos, Hermes 3499 [1987-04-29], ---Mérida: Sodja Vela, Irama 393 [1998-10-18], Tirado, C. 202 [1990-02-28], Tirado, C. 203 [1990-02-28], Tirado, C. 492 [1991-06-01], ---Norte de Santander: Londoño, X. 364 [1987-12-20], Londoño, X. 365 [1987-12-20], ---NULL: Berry, Paul E. 4024 [1983-02-14], ---Santander: Clark, L. G. 598 [1989-07-28], Clark, L. G. 602 [1989-07-29], Mendoza, Humberto HMC-21804 [2018-09-12], ---Trujillo: Dorr, Laurence J. 28 | 371 [1995-07-14]. COLOMBIA ---: Cleef, A.M. Cleef, AM; Cuatrecasas, J; Jaram [1973-03-31], Dawe, M.T. 127 [1916-00-00], ---Bogotá, D.C.: Albesiano, S. 571 [1997-09-06], Albesiano, S. 571 [1997-10-06], Bernal, Rocío 32 [1997-06-09], Clark, Lynn G. 270 [1982-02-21], ---Boyacá: Bejarano B., M. 280 [1982-09-04], Clark, Lynn G. 609 [1989-08-01], Cleef, A.M. 9236 A [1973-03-31], Etter, A. [1992-10-15], Londoño, Ximena 797 [1993-06-24], Marín, César 5242 [2013-03-04], Wood, J.R.I. 5399 [1986-04-06], ---Boyacá|Cundinamarca: Clark, Lynn G. 267 [1982-02-20], Clark, Lynn G. 268 [1982-02-20], ---Cauca: [no data available] 4794 [1985-04-06], ---Cundinamarca: Aguilar, Jose JAC4098 [2017-02-21], Avellaneda, Mario 114 [2005-11-23], Calderón, Cleofé E. 2992 [], Calderón, Cleofé E. 2990 [1981-08-14], Calderón, Cleofé E. 2991 [1981-08-14], Calderón, Cleofé E. 2992 [1981-08-16], Clark, Lynn G. 1257 [], Clark, Lynn G. 1261 [], Clark, Lynn G. 1263 [], Clark, Lynn G. 1266 [], Clark, Lynn G. 1269 [], Clark, Lynn G. [1982-02-20], Clark, Lynn G. 267 [1982-02-20], Clark, Lynn G. 268 [1982-02-20], Clark, Lynn G. 1261 [1994-07-07], Clark, Lynn G. 1266 [1994-07-09], Clark, Lynn G. 1269 [1994-07-09], Cleef, A.M. 9611 A [1973-04-28], Díaz-Piedrahita, Santiago 817 [1977-04-03], Fernández-Alonso, José Luis 5464 [1986-02-19], Franco R., P. [], Franco R., P. 617 [], Franco R., P. 673 [], Giraldo-Cañas, D. 5972 [2015-11-08], Giraldo-Cañas, Diego 5972 [2015-11-08], Guevara, Alberto CB-16575 [2008-01-28], Idrobo, J.M. 404 [1950-06-21], Laegaard, Simon 17213 [1995-06-11], Medardo Idrobo, Jesús 11166 [], Stan_ík, D. 494 [1998-07-21], Wood, J.R.I. 5284 [1986-01-02], ---La Guajira: Cuadros Villalobos, Hermes 2291 [1985-11-10], ---Metá: Wood, J.R.I. 5418 [1986-04-20], ---Norte de Santander: Betsy Viviana Rodríguez-C. BVR-1663 [2006-02-07], Clark, Lynn G. 294 [1982-08-13], Ellsworth P. Killip 19901 [1927-02-27], Killip, E.P. 19901 [1927-02-28], Londoño, Ximena 364 [1987-12-20], Londoño, Ximena 365 [1987-12-20], Londoño, Ximena 996 [2007-06-20], ---NULL: Cuadros Villalobos, Hermes 3499 [1987-04-26], ---Santander: Carol Bibiana Rojas CGC186 [2014-07-22], Clark, Lynn G. 598 [1989-07-28], Clark, Lynn G. 602 [1989-07-30], Cuatrecasas, J. 9966 [1940-07-20], Cuatrecasas, José 9966 [1940-07-20], Londoño, Ximena 365 [1987-12-20], Mendoza, Humberto 21804 [2018-09-12]. VENEZUELA ---: Berry, Paul E. Berry, PE 4024 [1983-02-14], Ely-Bali and Fermin [2006-04-09], Holt, E.G. 520 [1929-07-15], Holt, E.G. 523 [1929-07-15], Jahn, A. 292 [], Spence, J.M. s.n. [1871-00-00], Tillett, S.S. Collector Number: 41 [1973-12-06], ---Anzoátegui: Davidse, Gerrit 19494 [1981-11-28], ---Distrito Federal: Clark, Lynn G. 1534 [1997-06-14], McClure, Floyd A. 21276 [1943-10-28], Pittier, Henri F. 8362 [1918-12-26], Steyermark, Julian A. 55646 [1944-02-27], Trujillo, Baltasar 1351 [1950-00-00], ---Lara: Cuatrecasas, J. 28219 [1969-11-02], Liesner, Ronald L. 8041 [1979-06-24], ---Mérida: Berry, Paul E. 4024 [1983-02-14], Clark, Lynn G. 519 [1989-06-13], Clark, Lynn G. 520 [1989-06-13], Clark, Lynn G. 532 [1989-06-14], Clark, Lynn G. 555 [1989-06-18], Clark, Lynn G. 556 [1989-06-18], Clark, Lynn G. 569 [1989-06-23], Humbert, H. 26738 [1952-10-06], Jahn, A. 1033 [1922-03-31], Liesner, Ronald L. 13758 [1982-04-22], Liesner, Ronald L. 13799 [1982-04-22], van der Werff, Henk 7726 [1985-10-29], ---Miranda: Clark, Lynn G. 1534 [], Pittier, Henri F. 6256 [1913-05-24], Steyermark, Julian A. 62974 [1945-06-16], Tillett, S.S. 41 [1973-12-06], ---Trujillo: Aristeguieta, L. 3506 [1958-00-00], Dorr, L.J. 8095 [1995-07-14], Dorr, L.J. 9224 [2002-08-22], Laurence J. Dorr 8095 [1995-07-14], Laurence J. Dorr 9224 [2002-08-22], Stergios D., B.G. 19757 [2002-06-25], Stergios D., B.G. 19804 [2002-06-25], Stergios D., B.G. 20502 [2003-09-16], Stergios D., B.G. 20775 [2004-01-31], Stergios, Basil 19804 [2002-06-25], Stergios, Basil 20502 [2003-09-16], ---Zulia: Berry, Paul E. Berry, PE 151 [1974-07-01], Berry, Paul E. 151 [1974-07-23], Berry, Paul E. 177 [1974-07-23], Tillett, Stephen S. 746-706 [1974-06-27]