Indocalamus multinervis

HABIT Perennial. Rhizomes elongated; leptomorph. Culms 100–300 cm long; 10–20 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; distally pubescent. Lateral branches dendroid. Branch complement two, or three. Culm-sheaths tardily deciduous; hispid; with tawny hairs; glabrous on margins; concave at apex; auriculate; setose on shoulders; shoulders with 5–10 mm long hairs. Culm-sheath ligule 1 mm high. Culm-sheath blade lanceolate; narrower than sheath; erect. Leaves cauline; 2–3 per branch. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface. Leaf-sheath oral hairs setose; 5 mm long. Leaf-sheath auricles falcate. Ligule a ciliolate membrane; 0.5 mm long. Collar with external ligule. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate, or oblong; 10–40 cm long; 25–80 mm wide. Leaf-blade venation with 16–22 secondary veins; with distinct cross veins. Leaf-blade surface glabrous. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: China.

NOTES Arundinarieae. Lin & Wu 2011.

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