Phyllostachys guizhouensis

HABIT Perennial. Rhizomes elongated; leptomorph. Culms erect; 1600 cm long; 80 mm diam.; woody; 59 -noded. Culm-internodes semiterete; hollow; 30–41 cm long; mid-green, or grey; scaberulous. Culm-nodes flanged. Lateral branches dendroid. Branch complement two; with 1 branch dominant. Culm-sheaths yellow and purple; striped; hispid; with tawny hairs; auriculate; with 10 mm high auricles; setose on shoulders. Culm-sheath ligule 2 mm high; purple; ciliate. Culm-sheath blade linear; erect, or reflexed. Leaves cauline; 2 per branch. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface. Leaf-sheath oral hairs setose; erect. Ligule a ciliolate membrane. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 8–11 cm long; 10–16 mm wide. Leaf-blade margins scaberulous. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: China.

NOTES Arundinarieae. Chao & Zhang 2002.

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