Dendrocalamus triramus

HABIT Perennial. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms 300–800 cm long; 15–70 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; hollow; 17–23 cm long; distally mealy. Lateral branches dendroid. Branch complement three; with subequal branches. Culm-sheaths deciduous but leaving a persistent girdle; hispid; with tawny hairs; glabrous on margins; truncate at apex; without auricles; glabrous on shoulders. Culm-sheath ligule 1 mm high; dentate. Culm-sheath blade lanceolate; reflexed; 10 cm long. Leaves 7–9 per branch. Leaf-sheaths hispid. Leaf-sheath oral hairs lacking. Leaf-sheath auricles absent. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 0.5 mm long. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 17–23 cm long; 15–20 mm wide. Leaf-blade venation with 14–18 secondary veins; with obscure cross veins. Leaf-blade surface pubescent; hairy abaxially.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: China.

NOTES Bambuseae. Lin & Wu 2011.

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