Phyllostachys purpureociliata

HABIT Perennial. Rhizomes elongated; leptomorph. Culms erect; 600–800 cm long; 20–45 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes semiterete; hollow; 25–35 cm long. Culm-nodes flush with internodes. Lateral branches dendroid. Branch complement two; with 1 branch dominant. Culm-sheaths red and purple; distinctly mottled with last colour; glabrous; without auricles; glabrous on shoulders. Culm-sheath ligule 2–3 mm high; purple; ciliate. Culm-sheath blade linear; reflexed; wrinkled. Leaves cauline; 3–4 per branch. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface. Leaf-sheath oral hairs setose; dark (purple). Leaf-sheath auricles falcate. Ligule a ciliolate membrane. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 6–14 cm long; 13–20 mm wide. Leaf-blade venation with 10–12(–14) secondary veins. Leaf-blade surface hirsute; hairy abaxially.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: China.

NOTES Arundinarieae. Lai 2014.

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