Fargesia nujiangensis

HABIT Perennial; caespitose; clumped loosely. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms erect; 300–500 cm long; 10–30 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; solid; 23–30 cm long; striate; distally mealy, or pruinose. Culm-nodes glabrous. Lateral branches dendroid. Bud complement 1. Branch complement several; in a horizontal line; with subequal branches; thinner than stem. Culm-sheaths persistent, or tardily deciduous; coriaceous; hispid; hairy on margins; without auricles; glabrous on shoulders. Culm-sheath ligule 2–5 mm high. Culm-sheath blade linear; narrower than sheath; reflexed. Leaves 2–3 per branch. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface. Leaf-sheath oral hairs lacking. Leaf-sheath auricles absent. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 1 mm long. Leaf-blade base cuneate; with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 5–10 cm long; 5–6 mm wide; chartaceous. Leaf-blade venation with 4–6 secondary veins; with obscure cross veins. Leaf-blade surface glabrous. Leaf-blade margins scabrous. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: China.

NOTES Arundinarieae. Hsueh & Yi 2002.

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