Bambusa transvenula

HABIT Perennial. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms 800–1000 cm long; 50–60 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; with small lumen; 45–50 cm long; distally pubescent. Culm-nodes flush with internodes. Lateral branches dendroid. Branch complement many. Culm-sheaths deciduous; pubescent; with white hairs; truncate at apex; auriculate; setose on shoulders. Culm-sheath ligule 1–1.5 mm high; fimbriate. Culm-sheath blade lanceolate; narrower than sheath; reflexed. Leaves cauline; 3 per branch. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface. Leaf-sheath oral hairs scanty. Leaf-sheath auricles absent, or erect. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 0.5 mm long; erose; truncate. Collar with external ligule. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate, or oblong; 6.5–25 cm long; 15–30 mm wide. Leaf-blade venation with 12–20 secondary veins; with distinct cross veins. Leaf-blade surface glabrous. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: China.

NOTES Bambuseae. Lin & Feng 2011.

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