Fargesia robusta

HABIT Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms 4–15 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; with small lumen. Lateral branches dendroid. Branch complement several; in a horizontal line; with subequal branches; thinner than stem. Culm-sheaths hispid; with yellow hairs. Leaf-sheath auricles absent. Ligule an eciliate membrane. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 6–9 cm long; 8–11 mm wide. Leaf-blade venation with 8–14 secondary veins.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: China.

NOTES Arundinarieae. Yi 2002.

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