Pleioblastus distichus

HABIT Perennial. Rhizomes elongated; leptomorph. Culms erect; slender; zigzag; 30–35 cm long; 2 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; hollow; 2–7.5 cm long. Culm-nodes flush with internodes. Lateral branches suffrutescent. Branch complement one. Culm-sheaths pubescent. Culm-sheath ligule 1 mm high; ciliolate. Culm-sheath blade linear. Leaves distichous. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath; petiole pubescent. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 4.5–5.5 cm long; 6–9 mm wide; light green. Leaf-blade venation with 4–8 secondary veins; with distinct cross veins. Leaf-blade surface puberulous; hairy on both sides. Leaf-blade margins scabrous; ciliate. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: eastern Asia.

NOTES Arundinarieae. Mitford 2014.

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