Gigantochloa pubinervis

HABIT Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms erect; 25–80 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; hollow; 30–47 cm long; distally glabrous, or pubescent. Lateral branches dendroid. Branch complement several. Culm-sheaths deciduous; 22 cm long; hispid; with dark brown hairs, or black hairs; truncate at apex; auriculate; with 4 mm high auricles; setose on shoulders; shoulders with 5 mm long hairs. Culm-sheath ligule 2 mm high; dentate. Culm-sheath blade ovate; constricted at base; reflexed; 13.5–16.6 cm long; 30–35 mm wide; pubescent. Leaf-sheaths pilose; hairs white, or tawny. Leaf-sheath auricles absent. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 2 mm long. Collar with external ligule. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades oblong; 15.5–30 cm long; 27–59 mm wide; chartaceous. Leaf-blade surface pubescent; hairy abaxially. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-tropical: Malesia.

NOTES Bambuseae. Widjaja 2002.

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