Poaceae
Bambusa

Bambusa diaoluoshanensis L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung

First published in Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19: 369 (1981)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Hainan. It is a bamboo and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

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]

Morphology General Habit
Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms erect; nodding at the tip; 1000 cm long; 40-50 mm diam.; woody; without nodal roots, or with aerial roots from the nodes, or with root thorns from the nodes. Culm-internodes terete; thick-walled; 26-29 cm long; distally hispid. Lateral branches dendroid; erect. Branch complement several; with 1 branch dominant. Culm-sheaths deciduous; hispid; with appressed hairs; with tawny hairs; convex at apex; auriculate; with unequal auricles; with 5 mm wide auricles; setose on shoulders; shoulders with curved hairs. Culm-sheath ligule 3 mm high; ciliolate. Culm-sheath blade triangular; constricted at base; erect; scabrid. Leaves cauline. Ligule an eciliate membrane. Collar with external ligule. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 7.5-16 cm long; 13-18 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface pubescent; densely hairy; hairy abaxially. Leaf-blade margins scabrous. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowering specimens unknown.
Distribution
Asia-temperate: China.
Reference
Bambuseae. Chia & Fung 2002.
[GB]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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