Bambusa rectocuneata

HABIT Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms 1000–1400 cm long; 80 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; hollow; 14–32 cm long; mid-green and yellow; striped. Lateral branches dendroid. Branch complement many. Culm-sheaths deciduous; hispid; with tawny hairs; truncate at apex, or convex at apex; without auricles; glabrous on shoulders. Culm-sheath ligule 8 mm high; dentate. Culm-sheath blade lanceolate, or narrowly ovate, or triangular; erect, or reflexed; pubescent. Leaves cauline; 4–6 per branch. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 1.5 mm long. Collar with external ligule. Leaf-blade base cuneate; asymmetrical; with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 16–25 cm long; 25–40 mm wide. Leaf-blade venation with 18–22 secondary veins; with distinct cross veins. Leaf-blade surface glabrous.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: China.

NOTES Bambuseae. Lin 2011.

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