Sinobambusa glabrata

HABIT Perennial. Rhizomes elongated; leptomorph. Culms 200–300 cm long; 5–15 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; hollow; 11–17 cm long; distally glabrous. Culm-nodes swollen. Lateral branches dendroid. Branch complement three; with 1 branch dominant. Culm-sheaths deciduous but leaving a persistent girdle; glabrous; convex at apex; without auricles; ciliate on shoulders. Culm-sheath ligule 1–2 mm high; dentate. Culm-sheath blade lanceolate; narrower than sheath; erect. Leaves 3–5 per branch. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface. Leaf-sheath oral hairs setose. Leaf-sheath auricles falcate. Ligule an eciliate membrane. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 5–12 cm long; 5–16 mm wide. Leaf-blade venation with 10–14 secondary veins; with obscure cross veins. Leaf-blade surface pubescent; hairy abaxially.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: China.

NOTES Arundinarieae. Lin & Feng 2011.

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