Semiarundinaria shapoensis

HABIT Perennial. Rhizomes elongated; leptomorph. Culms erect; 200 cm long; 10 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; hollow; distally glabrous. Culm-nodes glabrous. Lateral branches dendroid; spreading. Branch complement three, or several; in a horizontal line; with subequal branches. Culm-sheaths deciduous; pubescent; without auricles; setose on shoulders. Culm-sheath blade linear; reflexed. Leaves cauline; 5–10 per branch. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface. Leaf-sheath oral hairs lacking. Leaf-sheath auricles absent. Ligule a ciliolate membrane. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate. Leaf-blade venation with distinct cross veins. Leaf-blade surface scaberulous; rough abaxially; glabrous. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: China.

NOTES Arundinarieae. McClure 2002.

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