Merostachys multiramea

Description

HABIT Perennial.Rhizomes short;pachymorph.Culms erect;1200–1500 cm long;30–40 mm diam.;woody.Culm-internodes terete;with small lumen;30–60 cm long;antrorsely scabrous.Lateral branches dendroid.Bud complement 1.Branch complement many;flabellate;with subequal branches;thinner than stem.Culm-sheaths deciduous.Culm-sheath blade lanceolate;constricted at base;reflexed.Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface;outer margin hairy.Leaf-sheath oral hairs setose;deciduous.Ligule an eciliate membrane.Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath;petiole 0.3–0.5 cm long;petiole glabrous.Leaf-blades oblong;5–13 cm long;8–18 mm wide.Leaf-blade surface glabrous INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence composed of racemes;embraced at base by subtending leaf.