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Bambusa wenchouensis

(Bambusa wenchouensis)

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Description

Culms to 12(–16) m,8–12 cm in diam.;internodes 37–50 cm,initially pubescent;wall 1.6–2 cm thick;nodes flat,tomentose;branching from base.Branches many,dominant ones to 1.8 cm in diam.Culm sheaths deciduous,ca.1/2 as long as internodes,leathery,brown hairy,apex slightly concave;auricles small;oral setae several;ligule ca.2 mm,serrulate;blade strongly reflexed,both strigose and pubescent,base ca.1/3 as wide as sheath apex.Leaf sheaths initially pubescent;ligule slightly prominent;auricles ovate;oral setae recurved;blade broadly lanceolate,9–16 × 1.2–2 cm.Pseudospikelets to 3.3 cm;florets 9–13.Glumes 2–4;lemma ca.0.8 cm;palea longer than lemma;lodicules ovate.Anthers ca.6 mm.Ovary elliptical,ca.1 mm,apically pubescent;stigmas 3,ca.3 mm.Caryopsis unknown.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Poales
Family:Poaceae
Genus:Bambusa
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