Chloothamnus elegantissimus

HABIT Perennial. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms scandent; 30 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; hollow; 50 cm long. Lateral branches dendroid. Culm-sheaths 18 cm long; hispid; with black hairs. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface. Leaf-sheath oral hairs setose; 2 mm long. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 0.5–1 mm long. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 10–20 cm long; 12–25 mm wide. Leaf-blade apex acuminate; filiform.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence a panicle.

Panicle open; lanceolate; 4–6 cm long.

Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled.

FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets ovate; laterally compressed; 10–12 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret.

GLUMES Glumes several; 4–6 empty glumes; shorter than spikelet, or reaching apex of florets. Lower glume ovate; 2–3 mm long; chartaceous. Lower glume apex acute. Upper glume ovate; 6–12 mm long; chartaceous; without keels; 7 -veined. Upper glume apex acute.

FLORETS Fertile lemma ovate; 10–12 mm long; coriaceous; without keel. Lemma apex acute. Palea coriaceous; without keels.

FLOWER Lodicules 3. Anthers 6. Stigmas 3.

FRUIT Caryopsis with adherent pericarp.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-tropical: Indo-China and Malesia.

NOTES Bambuseae. WDC 2002.

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