Dinochloa utilis

HABIT Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms scandent; 3000 cm long; 40 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; hollow; distally pubescent. Culm-nodes swollen. Lateral branches dendroid. Branch complement several; with 1 branch dominant; as thick as stem. Culm-sheaths deciduous; coriaceous; hispid; with appressed hairs; with white hairs. Culm-sheath blade lanceolate. Leaf-sheaths ribbed; glabrous on surface; outer margin glabrous. Leaf-sheath oral hairs scanty. Leaf-sheath auricles absent. Ligule an eciliate membrane; truncate. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades oblong; 11–20 cm long; 24–40 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface glabrous. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: China.

NOTES Bambuseae. McClure 2002.

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