Bambusa brunneoaciculia

HABIT Perennial; caespitose; clumped densely. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms erect; drooping at the tip; 350–650 cm long; 5–25 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; with small lumen; 25–33 cm long; distally glabrous. Lateral branches dendroid. Branch complement several; with 1 branch dominant. Culm-sheaths deciduous; hispid; with appressed hairs; with black hairs; auriculate; with equal auricles; ciliate on shoulders. Culm-sheath ligule 2 mm high; dentate. Culm-sheath blade triangular; deciduous; erect; glabrous on surface. Leaves cauline. Ligule an eciliate membrane. Collar with external ligule. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 4.5–15.5 cm long; 10–14 mm wide. Leaf-blade venation with 10–12 secondary veins. Leaf-blade surface pubescent; densely hairy; hairy abaxially. Leaf-blade margins scabrous. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: China.

NOTES Bambuseae. Fu 2002.

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