Poaceae
Pseudosasa

Pseudosasa oblongula (C.H.Hu) N.H.Xia & Xing Li

First published in PhytoKeys 226: 23 (2023)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (Guangdong). It is a bamboo and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Morphology General Habit
Perennial. Rhizomes elongated; leptomorph. Culms erect; 100-150 cm long; 2-4 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; 8 cm long; distally glabrous. Lateral branches suffrutescent. Bud complement 1. Branch complement one; solitary. Culm-sheaths persistent; chartaceous, or coriaceous; glabrous; auriculate; setose on shoulders. Culm-sheath ligule 1 mm high. Culm-sheath blade lanceolate; erect; 1.2-2.2 cm long. Leaf-sheath oral hairs setose. Ligule an eciliate membrane. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate, or elliptic; 7-9 cm long; 17-26 mm wide. Leaf-blade venation with 12 secondary veins; with distinct cross veins. Leaf-blade surface glabrous. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowering specimens unknown.
Distribution
Asia-temperate: China.
Reference
Bambuseae. Hu 2001.
[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: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • 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/
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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