Gigantochloa albovestita

HABIT Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms erect; 1200 cm long; 15–20 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; 35–45 cm long; dark green; distally pubescent. Lateral branches dendroid. Branch complement several. Culm-sheaths green; pilose; with appressed hairs; with white hairs; auriculate; with 1.5–2 mm high auricles; ciliate on shoulders; shoulders with 2–4 mm long hairs. Culm-sheath ligule 4–7 mm high. Culm-sheath blade lanceolate; deciduous; reflexed. Leaf-sheath oral hairs lacking. Leaf-sheath auricles absent. Ligule a ciliolate membrane; 1–1.5 mm long. Collar with external ligule. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath; petiole 0.3–0.4 cm long. Leaf-blades oblong; 12–32 cm long; 25–45 mm wide; chartaceous. Leaf-blade surface pubescent; hairy abaxially. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-tropical: Malesia.

NOTES Bambuseae. Wong 2002.

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