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Descriptions

W.D. Clayton, M. Vorontsova, K.T. Harman & H. Williamson

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Fargesia adpressa

HABIT Perennial. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms 40 cm long; 3 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; estriate; distally glabrous. Lateral branches dendroid. Culm-sheaths hispid; with appressed hairs; with dark brown hairs; setose on shoulders. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface. Leaf-sheath oral hairs setose. Ligule an eciliate membrane; truncate. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 1–3 cm long; 3–6 mm wide. Leaf-blade venation with 6–10 secondary veins; with distinct cross veins. Leaf-blade margins scabrous. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: China.

NOTES Arundinarieae. Yi 2002.

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