Phyllostachys acutiligula

HABIT Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes elongated; leptomorph. Culms erect; 200–250 cm long; 5–10 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes semiterete; hollow; 15–20 cm long. Culm-nodes swollen. Lateral branches dendroid. Branch complement two; with 1 branch dominant. Culm-sheaths concolorous; pilose; without auricles, or auriculate; glabrous on shoulders, or ciliate on shoulders. Culm-sheath ligule 1–1.5 mm high; ciliolate. Culm-sheath blade triangular; erect. Leaves 1–2 per branch. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface. Leaf-sheath oral hairs ciliate. Leaf-sheath auricles absent. Ligule a ciliolate membrane. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 8–11 cm long; 15–20 mm wide. Leaf-blade venation with 12–14 secondary veins; with obscure cross veins. Leaf-blade surface hirsute; hairy abaxially (at base).

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: China.

NOTES Arundinarieae. Lai 2014.

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