Yushania shangrilaensis

HABIT Perennial. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms 200–300 cm long; woody. Culm-internodes terete; hollow; 11–14 cm long; striate; smooth; distally pruinose and pubescent (above). Culm-nodes flush with internodes. Lateral branches dendroid. Branch complement several; with subequal branches. Culm-sheaths deciduous; coriaceous and chartaceous (above); hispid; glabrous on margins; without auricles; ciliate on shoulders. Culm-sheath ligule 1 mm high; ciliolate. Culm-sheath blade linear; narrower than sheath; demarcated but persistent; reflexed; pubescent (beneath). Leaves 3–8 per branch. Leaf-sheaths pubescent. Leaf-sheath oral hairs ciliate; deciduous; 3 mm long. Leaf-sheath auricles absent. Ligule a ciliolate membrane; truncate. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath; petiole pubescent. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 6–12 cm long; 4–11 mm wide. Leaf-blade venation with 5–7 secondary veins; with distinct cross veins. Leaf-blade surface glabrous. Leaf-blade margins scabrous. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: China.

NOTES Arundinarieae. Demoly 2007.

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