Poaceae
Pseudosasa

Pseudosasa hindsii (Munro) S.L.Chen & G.Y.Sheng ex T.G.Liang

First published in Fujian Bamboos: 142 (1987)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. China. It is a bamboo and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Morphology General Habit
Perennial. Culms 4 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; thin-walled. Lateral branches dendroid. Branch complement one, or two. Leaves 1-3 per branch. Leaf-sheaths 2.5-4 cm long; glabrous on surface, or pubescent. Leaf-sheath oral hairs setose; 8 mm long. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 1 mm long; pubescent on abaxial surface; truncate. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath; petiole 0.2-0.4 cm long. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 5-15 cm long; 7-12 mm wide. Leaf-blade venation with 4-10 secondary veins; with distinct cross veins. Leaf-blade surface glabrous. Leaf-blade margins smooth. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence composed of racemes; embraced at base by subtending leaf. Racemes 1; single; bearing 2-5 fertile spikelets on each. Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled. Pedicels 2-15 mm long; glabrous, or puberulous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets
Spikelets comprising 4-11 fertile florets; with diminished florets at the apex. Spikelets linear; laterally compressed; 23-55 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Rhachilla internodes 3-5 mm long; pubescent and pilose; hairy all along but hairs longer above. Floret callus pubescent.
Fertile
Spikelets comprising 4-11 fertile florets; with diminished florets at the apex. Spikelets linear; laterally compressed; 23-55 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Rhachilla internodes 3-5 mm long; pubescent and pilose; hairy all along but hairs longer above. Floret callus pubescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume
Glumes persistent; similar; shorter than spikelet. Lower glume lanceolate; 8-13 mm long; chartaceous; without keels; 5-9 -veined. Lower glume margins eciliate, or ciliolate. Lower glume apex acute. Upper glume elliptic; 8-13 mm long; chartaceous; without keels; 5-9 -veined. Upper glume margins eciliate, or ciliolate. Upper glume apex acute.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Fertile lemma lanceolate, or ovate; 10-14 mm long; chartaceous; without keel; 9-11 -veined. Lemma surface glabrous, or puberulous. Lemma margins ciliate; hairy above. Lemma apex acuminate. Palea 8-10 mm long; 2 -veined. Palea keels ciliate. Palea surface pubescent. Palea apex entire. Apical sterile florets resembling fertile though underdeveloped.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Lodicules 3; 3 mm long; veined; ciliate. Anthers 3; 4.5-6 mm long. Stigmas 3.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Caryopsis with adherent pericarp; apex unappendaged.
Distribution
Asia-temperate: China. Australasia: New Zealand.
Reference
Bambuseae. Keng 1996.
[GB]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

Common Names

unknown
kansan-chiku

Sources

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    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0